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Ministers who feel pressured to spend all of their time tending the flock may not make such good shep herds, some say. Ken Jordan, a consultant in the Southern Baptist Sunday School board’s family ministry department, said in an article in the Baptist Press that “It’s easy to become so en meshed in the life of the congrega tion that we have no lives of our own. The greatest need in some ministers' families is the ability to say no.” Most people agree that pastors have a highly stressful job, compara ble with the demands on a doctor. Pastors must deal on emotional and organizational levels and must Ik* available to their congregation for emergencies. Dr. Barry Click of the Samaritan Counseling Center in Waco, said he believes the main pressures are be ing a public figure and meeting the expectations of others. “Usually, he or she is the main person, the chief staff person, and there’s a tremendous pressure on chem to meet everyone's expecta tions,” he said. Other Waco pastors agree on the need to take a break. “In the dynamics of ministry, there is the give and take, and the minister lands most often in the pos ture of giving," says the Rev. Jim Johnson of Calvary Baptist Church. The Rev. Delbert Taylor of Sparks Memorial United Methodist Church said he found he would get so involved with people and their problems that he would need to get away. And the Rev. William Ander son of Christ American Lutheran Church says he needs a day off to re cuperate from the emotional drain of dealing with people, especially in crisis situations. Pastors sometimes have to get be yond feelings of guilt in order to al low themselves needed time off,' Click said. The Rev. Jim Abel of Austin Ave nue United Methodist Church said feelings of guilt are “always a real struggle. I think it’s almost an occu pational hazard.” “Most ministers I know are con scientious, and you could say, con scientious to a fault,” Click said. “They’re trying to model God’s love for humankind. It’s difficult for them to let go of that ethic for ‘self- indulgence.’ “The role is so powerful in terms of expectations, one of the struggles is for them to come to terms with their limitations.” Click said Jesus himself went away from the crowds to be by himself. ‘‘The longer I’m in the ministry, the more I realize that it really is im portant,” said Anderson. He said he used to be concerned with taking a day off, but now advises other pas tors to “take it seriously.” “Talking to retired pastors over the years, most of them will say if they had anything to do over, it would he to spend more time with their family,” Anderson said. One difficulty some may have is relaying their need for a day off to their congregations. “The congregation has to kind of enter into a companion covenant with their pastor to look at the pas tor’s limitations,” Click said. “The pastor has to he instructive to his ot her people so they learn his limita tions and they learn not to make ex cessive demands on themselves.” The Rev. Paul Taft of St. Alban’s Episcopal Church said his congrega tion honors his day off pretty well, and usually only intrudes in an emergency. In dealing with some one who calls on his day off in a non emergency situation, Taft said, “Generally, I try to be tactful and not act irritated, but I also remind them that it’s my day off.” “What I get hacked at is sot: bod\ calling me and saying,‘Wlr is the ladder at the church?’ "Ab I gain: “Re spec cause he’s don’t call ik to 'ine ofleredib . Andjustb was simp Boyce lov Sloped. I But al sjjeai til 24 hours a (M t all hours. Tn g during his ofic hours, and ii you must see hirr.; home, call before you drop in. t- Hingtons Rientally Bnts at tf Biainess il Bone as si V Oh, th Bmooch c sour minister cloesnttaif “The role is so powerful terms of expectations, ok ot the struggles is fa them to come to tem with their limitations.’’ — Dr. Barry Click oflii Sa mu t itan Counsels Center in Wac encourage him' h as you do" ■ the) generalli^ ily time, inisters and till Is have “diflic- ‘r for signifies locks of timed hgh need for c 1 le also said e? have enough dn their mates a! use they "confa hurch work.” ideally, the pac off f or himself® regular day of 1 le needs it as r 1 he pastors: the day off as f; Jordan said wives or hush; seeing each o regular, qua/it; therefore have alone together isters who "nev sometimes lea children out Christianity wit Click said th would have a di a day off for his family. Click urp pastors to consider days off “ej istry to him or herself and famih “The family sees the pastorac for others, and giving his ot b best, and then, if they’re notcarcr. the minister will give the leftover!! the family," he said. Taft said a day off "enables' family to count on me being art able to be with them,” but ad& that he “cannot use the dayoffan excuse to not be with them at wit times during the week.” “Days off are critical, foryourv and your family," Johnson said. ~ certainly easy to neglect youM and family. It has become sucl phenomenon right now — abflf preacher burnout.” ■ome to i ■vhen yoc I “He h downsl.ti: H|ooking ; Hays, smil Himes he H'V.” I Clay w i|ie rent, ■ rugstoi t Ho, ne dc Hi udgers Hatches Hut only : I Clay sp Bhe warm Hchools, a Bended s Hchools z Hway fror •Jas. I Neithe ipendence Hourse ir P 986 wed I Kevin < Haseworki B'iages b< Barded ar ks society “I’d sa Hause pec Ht the me Callagh ar Bring to 1c labilities rz I The Jo Biizes t ha 'have skill; ■heir cap; Ro me Abel said, “I just need tobeawi that I’m my wife’s only husM and my two sons’, ages 13 andd only father.” He says he sees his A" off as “a witness to my people,0 what I’m trying to do is authentic model Biblical faith." Abel echoed the other pasii when he said he feels it is impottf to be available lor emergenciesai® times. He said he would in facd upset if not notified during I emergency, such as the deat/if/ church member. But having a regular day off,pi mini-vacations, long vacations® sabbaticals, not only rejuveitf them, but make them belter pasio' the ministers said. Taft said time off allows the rf gregation to see him “as a more listic person” and a model for I GEOR Interstati Swim anc jation of C I It’s At Itretch o tour, lot: businesst roadside I First, t Covered checking Jaass over I Now, i State. Un northboi notewort I “This rise your guide Ki duck foo dolphin, her tail. J people. “It’s the concept of the Sabbat! Johnson said. “Christian preadu don’t really have a Sabbath.’’ He said he tries “not to user brain” on his day off becais preaching is a lot of intellect? work. “I don’t think people understa the braindrain,” or creative presst of coming up with about three'f rnons per week, Johnson said. “You really want to say sometbr that is true and yet that is fresh the point that people want to p> up on it and apply it to their live he said. Taylor said that in the long nr he knows he is not indispensii “The church can run without me hurts my pride sometimes, but.. 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