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How Many Hours Must a Pastor Work to Satisfy the Congregation?

Is your pastor secretly drowning in expectations? Thom Rainer performed an experiment to reveal the crushing reality many church leaders face: Rainer asked twelve deacons to estimate the minimum time he should spend on various pastoral duties each week, and the total came to a whopping 114 hours—or, 16+ hours every day! This article invites the church to reconsider what’s actually humanly possible.

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Taylor Brantley

Taylor Brantley

Taylor Brantley has three passions in life: God, people, and writing (with an honorary mention to food and fitness). Taylor was raised in a Christian homeschool environment, which encouraged a freedom to be who God made him and resulted in an interest in storytelling and writing.

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