Hey everyone,
I was wondering what you all thought in regards to the trend in the modern church to only want to hire those pastors with experience coming out of their ears, as well as gray hairs coming out of their heads. How do churches expect to further the kingdom if they do not give the young the experience in ministry that they need to do so? I'm asking this question as a 21 year old Bible College student, looking to go into full-time ministry.
I'm not saying all churches do this, but, most do. Now I'm not saying that a church should hire someone such as myself as a senior pastor, but what about an apprentice pastor, or an intern pastor? How is one suppose to gain experience? I'm not speaking from personal experience, however, it just seems this way in all too many of our churches. Opinions?
In Christ,
Jared
I was wondering what you all thought in regards to the trend in the modern church to only want to hire those pastors with experience coming out of their ears, as well as gray hairs coming out of their heads. How do churches expect to further the kingdom if they do not give the young the experience in ministry that they need to do so? I'm asking this question as a 21 year old Bible College student, looking to go into full-time ministry.
I'm not saying all churches do this, but, most do. Now I'm not saying that a church should hire someone such as myself as a senior pastor, but what about an apprentice pastor, or an intern pastor? How is one suppose to gain experience? I'm not speaking from personal experience, however, it just seems this way in all too many of our churches. Opinions?
In Christ,
Jared