Backwoods Presbyterian
Puritanboard Amanuensis
One thing I have noticed during my search for a call is that there used to be a position at medium-sized churches called the "Associate Pastor". The "Associate Pastor" was actually just like it sounds. He allowed the "Senior Minister" to devote more time to study and pray and sermon preparation while he tended more closely to the flock. This breed of Pastor has seemed to have gone extinct, replaced by the "Youth Pastor" or "Minister to Families".
The only "Associate Pastor" positions that are not explicitly (or implicitly, it always amazes me how sometimes advertisements for openings try to conceal the fact it really is a Youth Pastor position) for youths has been reserved for the "emeritus Pastor" or "Ph.D Pastor".
Have anyone seen this lost breed of Associate Pastor?
(While the above is a bit tongue-in-cheek I am asking a serious question. What happened to the Associate Pastor?)
The only "Associate Pastor" positions that are not explicitly (or implicitly, it always amazes me how sometimes advertisements for openings try to conceal the fact it really is a Youth Pastor position) for youths has been reserved for the "emeritus Pastor" or "Ph.D Pastor".
Have anyone seen this lost breed of Associate Pastor?
(While the above is a bit tongue-in-cheek I am asking a serious question. What happened to the Associate Pastor?)