The Burden and Loneliness of Pastoral Ministry

Mark Clifton, Mark Hallock, and Dan Hurst celebrate their 200th episode and discuss some reasons that pastors need other pastors as prayer partners.

1. Many pastors have few prayer partners.
2. Only another pastor really understands the burdens pastors carry.
3. Pastors will answer to God for the spiritual care of the sheep they shepherd (Heb 13:17).
4. Pastors need friends.
5. Pastors face a real enemy who wants to destroy them.
6. Pastors need a prayer partner who is also a trusted listening ear.
7. Pastors sometimes struggle with hidden sin.
8. Some pastors wrestle with prioritizing their families – and they need prayer support and accountability.
9. Pastors never get done with their work.
10. Most pastors don’t pray enough.

Resources related to this episode:

10 Reasons Pastors Need Another Pastor as a Prayer Pastor by Chuck Lawless