billywhitebread
August 30th, 2004, 03:06 PM
ok boys and girls, i need some direction.
i'm the worship leader at a small neighborhood church. we've been through our share of struggles and just built a new sanctuary/building. our pastor is bi-vocational. today in my e-mail he sent me his letter of resignation and a two week notice that he can no longer serve. he owns his own business as well as takes on too many of the responsibilities at church. he dosen't ask for help and has done so much that the congregation basically just expects it of him. there were no signs of burnout even this past sunday all seemed "normal".
he told me that i was the only one that he has sent it to as i'm also chairman of the church council. nobody else knows or has a clue yet. here is what i need to know...he and i are meeting tonite to talk about this. i don't think that he's thought this all the way through and i think he avoided praying about it, if that makes sense. if he were being called to another church, to serve somewhere else i could understand but his only answer to me is that he was burned out and tired/frustrated that we seem to lack orginization/structre in getting things done.
some of this falls back on me and i understand that completely.
what do i do, say, pray for, etc....any insight?
i'm the worship leader at a small neighborhood church. we've been through our share of struggles and just built a new sanctuary/building. our pastor is bi-vocational. today in my e-mail he sent me his letter of resignation and a two week notice that he can no longer serve. he owns his own business as well as takes on too many of the responsibilities at church. he dosen't ask for help and has done so much that the congregation basically just expects it of him. there were no signs of burnout even this past sunday all seemed "normal".
he told me that i was the only one that he has sent it to as i'm also chairman of the church council. nobody else knows or has a clue yet. here is what i need to know...he and i are meeting tonite to talk about this. i don't think that he's thought this all the way through and i think he avoided praying about it, if that makes sense. if he were being called to another church, to serve somewhere else i could understand but his only answer to me is that he was burned out and tired/frustrated that we seem to lack orginization/structre in getting things done.
some of this falls back on me and i understand that completely.
what do i do, say, pray for, etc....any insight?