Ryan Brook BCMHS 5-16-13

Pastor Overview
The pastors main responsibilities are preaching & teaching, leading a teambased ministry model, communicating vision, and shepherding.

Pastor Overview(cont).
Preaching & Teaching Preaching 80% of the time, leaving 20% of services for other pastors in the church to preach. Devoting 15/20 hours of prep time, studying and preparing the sermon for the weekend or when ever he/she is preaching that week. Collaborates with the lead Worship Pastor to plan the worship service prior to the sermon.

Pastor Overview(cont).
Communicating Vision Spending time in prayer/talking to God about the church, and where Hes taking it. Keeping an open mind to anything He says and asks. Sharing any dreams/visions/words with the church. Building and releasing passion and passionate people into areas.

Pastor Overview(cont).
Shepherding Raising leaders in the church. Meeting with the church leaders and staff at least once a week. Making sure everyones on the same page of where the church is heading in the next season. Setting an example for leaders and staff, also students aspiring to take a step into a leadership role. Releasing other leaders to shepherd others, in forms such as small groups, youth groups, recovery groups, etc.

Schooling/Training
Depending on what church youre trying to become Pastor in theres different requirements, but in this well see the requirements of becoming a Christian Pastor. Requirements/Schooling/Training: (Requirement/Schooling)Having a bachelors degree or higher in religious studies, seminary, and/or theology. (Training) Becoming a Pastor Assistant to get a feel of the everyday schedule, and/or doing an internship at a church with the same beliefs as you. (Training) Regularly being involved in volunteer work, loving on your city, loving on people, going on long term/short term missionary trips. You can get educated for this career at any Bible College, and a lot of SCUs and UCs actually offer Theology. Typically youll spend 4+ years getting your degree. For me, due to military benefits, 4 years of college and my degree will cost around $60,000.

The Life of a Pastor

Staff Meetings/Pastoral Leadership Meetings/Youth

Group Staff Meetings/Prayer Meetings/Service Review Meetings/Misc. Meetings all week long. 15-20 hours of sermon preparation during the week. Attending all, or nearly all, church services/meetings. Monthly meeting to meet with all the small groups of the church. Answering emails/questions that youve received.

Financial Life of a Pastor

The Salary you earn as a Pastor really depends on what type of

Pastor you are and the size of the church. Lead Pastors, Executive Pastors, and Worships generally are the ones who earn the highest salary. Depending on the size of the church, salary can range from $15,000-$75,000/year. If you have a mega-church (over 1,500 members) the yearly salary could be higher. Youth Pastors and other associate ministries fall lower on the pay-scale. If the church is healthy and growing and giving increases you can expect to earn the median wage for the area. Smart Churches use a national pay-scale for similar churches located in similar economic climates so they are never oaying people too little or too much.

Living On Your Own; Pastor Edition

Expense Rent/Mortgage Cost/Month

Utilities
Phone Cell Phone Internet Access Car Payment

Car Insurance
Gas Health Insurance School Loans Food

After researching apartments in Quebec Most 1 bedroom apartments cost around $590/month $590 a month. $170/month I wont have a phone, just a cell phone. Living in a city, I wont use a car, Ill use a $0/month bike to transport myself and occasionally $60/month Ill take a bus if the destination is really far, or Im just to lazy. $45/month After earning my citizenship in Canada, $0/month I will have free health care, therefore no $0/month Health insurance. By the time Im at the point of being a $0/month Pastor and earning my citizenship in $0/month (Free in Canada, Ill have my school loans payed Canada after Citizenship) off. Payed-Off Food and Entertainment will be where most of my money will be going monthly. $400/month

Entertainment

$200/month

Living On Your Own; Pastor Edition(cont)

Yearly on the median Ill be making $40,000. After a 20% tax deduction, Ill be making around $32,000 yearly. Divide that by 12, and thats around $2,600 per month. After expense deductions, shown on the previous slide, I will have around $1,100 left over.