Assistant Pastor at Peniel Life Ministries

The assistant pastor helps the senior pastor at the church to lead others into a growing relationship with Jesus Christ. This typically includes taking on important responsibilities within the church, such as overseeing key leaders and leading a ministry. We put you in this role solely to prepare you to become a senior pastor.

• Be a Role Model
• Lead a Ministry
• Nurture Church's Vision
• Stand In for Pastor

1. RECOGNIZE THE PASTOR’S VISION

• You must be able to trust your pastor’s vision and acknowledge that it has come from the Lord. Know the pastor’s vision by listening to the pastor in meetings and in his preaching, by spending time with him, by asking appropriate questions, and by praying for him.
• Understand the pastor’s vision—understand its importance, its ramifications, and your role in fulfilling the vision. Your goal is seeing the vision become a reality. Ask God for wisdom in how to answer questions about the pastor’s vision. People will ask staff members questions that they would not ask the pastor. Remember that what you say will be repeated. Be extremely supportive of the direction that the pastor is going because the church will be watching your response.

2. RECEIVE THE PASTOR’S VISION

• Each staff member must fully embrace the vision of the pastor. Remember that God has given this vision to the pastor, God has led you to be part of the staff to accomplish God’s will through the pastor, and God has gifted you to be an active player on the team.
• Additionally, embracing this vision will include not only your actions, but also your attitude. Choose to be excited about your pastor’s vision.

3. RECIPROCATE THE PASTOR’S VISION

• The pastor should not be the only one voicing the vision. Each staff member plays an important role in communicating the pastor’s vision to those in their realm of influence.
• In the venues you might be speaking (an adult Bible class, choir practice, to school parents, etc.), you should be voicing what he’s voicing, and be as excited or more excited than he is.

4. REFLECT THE PASTOR’S VISION

• Reflect the vision through excitement, through participation, and through your spirit. Your spirit is contagious. Be excited about what God is doing!

5. REEVALUATE THE PASTOR’S VISION

• The pastor lives with the vision and the burden 24/7. I try to walk in his shoes, but I really can’t fathom it all. I only know what he shares with me. I only know a small portion of the entire picture.
• Evaluate your heart for the vision, embrace the vision continually, and share your excitement for the vision.

6. RESOLVE TO HELP WITH THE PASTOR’S VISION

• Stay personally committed to the vision. Make sacrifices each year to give more and do more. When you’re committed, you’ll find ways to get things done. Stay personally connected in fulfilling the vision.

7. REASSURE THE PASTOR OF HIS VISION

• The pastor will need your love, your loyalty, your longevity, and your labor. It’s your choice to give your pastor your heart.
• Ask God to help you be the man of God that your pastor can count on, and seek to serve God by serving as your pastor’s right hand man, the “second man.”