1. St. Philip Lutheran Church
February 24, 2013

2.  Also ‘Settled Pastor’
 For Our Purposes, Full-Time, Residential
 Confusion About Role (not duties) Of
Pastor In Many Churches Today
• Relationship To Elected Leadership
• Relationship To Staff (in some cases also school
staff)
• LCMS Has Specific Understanding Of Role of
Pastor (not hierarchical or presbyterian or
congregational or so-called ‘business’ model)

3.  Sunday Morning Ministry Mostly
 Sometimes Called ‘Preaching Station’
 Maybe Confirmation Class Sunday PM
 Usually Very Low Attendance Numbers --
Increasing or Decreasing
 The Beginning of A New Ministry
 The End of An Old Ministry

4.  Worship, Confirmation Classes, Home-
bound Ministry
 One Pastor Responsible For Seeing It Is
Done – Not Always Doing It
 Rotating Worship Leaders Often
 Typically No Meeting Responsibilities
 Typically Half-Time Duties, Half-Time Pay

5.  One Pastor And Two Ministry Sites
 Intentionally Long-Term Arrangement
 Pluses: Shared Resources; Respond To
Declining Population; Good For Cong’s
With Few Day-To-Day Activities
 Minuses: Resource Battles; Who Gets
First Shot At What?; Challenge To Provide
Cradle-To-Grave Ministry; Difficult If
Congregations Have Different Size

6.  Congregation Can Share Staff Other Than
Pastor (Youth Worker Often)
 Congregation Can Ask Neighboring Pastor
To Take On One Specific Ministry
• StP Should Consider Neighboring Pastor For
Long-Term Home-Bound Ministry Given
Exceptionally Large Number of Home-Bound

7.  Does Everything Former Pastor Did
 Can Be Eligible For Call To That Cong
 Responsible Mostly To Congregation,
Somewhat To District
 Full-Time Duties, Full-Time Pay
 ‘Pastoral Bridge’ To New Pastor
 Typical For Congregations With Many Day-
to-Day Activities (school)
 Goal: Consistency in Ministry

8.  TypicallyRequested By District
 Additional/Special Training
 Cannot Be Pastor Of Cong He Serves
 Specific Goals
• Bring Closure To Former Pastor’s Ministry
• Coming To Terms With Cong’s History (lumpy rugs)
• Discovering A New Identity
• Leadership Changes During An Interim (struggle
between generations or ministries)
• Renewing Denominational Ties
• Commitments To New Directions (18-month plan)

9.  Year 3 of 4-Year Seminary Course
 Full-Time, Then Return To Seminary
 Seldom Returns To Vicarage Site
 Introduction To All Aspects Of Ministry
 Limits To Ministry
• Cannot Perform Marriages
• Should Not Perform Baptisms or Consecrate Elements
of Holy Communion (Emergency or Exceptional
Circumstances)
• Caution About Sacraments: ‘Do Not Create Doubt In
Conscience of Members’

10.  Deferred/Delayed Vicarage
• Year 4 of 4-year Course
• Vicar Stays in Cong Where He Serves
• Good For Families – Eliminates Two Moves