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What are a Pastor’s Greatest Needs?

Lifeway Research Study of 1000 Pastors

Lifeway Research surveyed 1,000 U.S. pastors for their 2022 Greatest Needs of Pastors study (see U.S. Pastors Identify Their Greatest Needs – Lifeway Research) to discover their most pressing needs. Below is an edited version of those common needs divided into categories for easy retention:

Overcoming Discouragement related to:

Attendees’ apathy or lack of commitment
The Pastor’s lack of trust in God

Practicing Personal Spirituality related to:

Consistency in prayer
Consistency in Bible reading for personal growth
Confessing and repenting from personal sin

Improving Self-Care related to:

Friendships with others and relationships with peers
Consistency in taking a Sabbath
Reducing stress and anxiety
Consistency in exercising
Avoiding overcommitment and over-work
Time management

Making Disciples Corporately and Personally:

Developing and training leaders who make disciples
Fostering connections with unchurched people
The Pastor’s own disciple-making efforts

Every ministry professional has unique needs and a unique set of circumstances. The list above does not take into account some of the most severe needs of pastors and church staff – for example, dealing with burnout; depression; moral failure; marital and family dysfunction; physical, mental, and emotional symptoms of unrelenting stress; personal addictions; church politics; and conflicts within the church. Whatever your own pressing personal needs are, coaching can help you set change goals, overcome your obstacles, take action, and utilize the support, encouragement, and accountability absolutely needed to experience more effectiveness at work and a more abundant life in Christ.

Coaching Works!

“99% of coaching clients are ‘somewhat or very satisfied’ with the overall
coaching experience and 96% of clients would repeat the process.”

-International Coaching Federation
“Does coaching work? Yes. Good coaches provide a truly important service.
They tell you the truth when no one else will.”

Jack Welch, Former CEO of General Electric
“I can go further and faster with someone coaching me than I can on my own.”

Andy Stanley, North Point Community Church
Coaching helps people to:
“Establish and take actions to achieve goals,
Become more self-reliant,
Gain more job and life satisfaction,
Take greater responsibility and accountability for actions & commitments,
Communicate more effectively”

Ken Blanchard Companies, (from https://instituteofcoaching.org)
“You will never maximize your potential in any area without coaching…you will
never be as good as you could be.”

Andy Stanley, North Point Community Church
“Coaching is unlocking a person’s potential to maximize their own performance.
Clients say coaching brings out their best by helping them focus, break
down tasks and clarify their values.”

Fortune Magazine
“Christian coaching is a focused Christ-centered relationship that cultivates a
person’s sustained growth and action…Choosing to be coached makes a
powerful statement about an individual’s readiness to move forward in life”

Linda Miller and Chad Hall, Coaching for Christian Leaders

ASSOCIATIONS WITH PASTORAL AND CHRISTIAN LIFE COACHING ORGANIZATIONS

Solid Pastors (https://solidpastors.org ) SOLIDpastors is a non-profit division of SOLIDleaders, a leader in executive coaching for 30 years.
Full Strength Network (https://fullstrength.org/ ) Full Strength Network is a nonprofit ministry created to strengthen Christian pastors and their families.
Soul Shepherding ( https://www.soulshepherding.org/ ) Soul Shepherding Coaches focus on spiritual and psychological development and relational health.

How do you handle the difficult people in your life and ministry?

Helping Difficult People Change – the book by Dr. Russ Rainey that teaches you how to help the people change who can really make your life miserable.

Read a free chapter here: https://booklocker.com/books/9111.html