HCP Ep. 44 - Post-Easter Ego Check

On this episode of HCP Drew and Larry talk about the Post Easter realities pastors face.  After months of preparation as a staff team, working towards goals on the property, handouts, website tweaks, children’s ministry and everything in between, the big day finally comes. The following day, can be a day that pastors struggle with depression or over critique of their efforts as a team or even just beating themselves up over the message they gave.

On this episode, Drew discusses some of struggles He’s faced after Easter. “Instead of being grateful for all God had done on Easter, I was wishing we had more people, more salvations, better performances, etc… God convicted me and helped me get my heart in the right place, considering the right things.”

Easter is the BIG SUNDAY of the year: (the “Super Bowl of Sundays)

• •We dream of coming across to visitors as the church we want to be
• •We have a list of to-dos to accomplish
• •We want our worship/preaching to be the best of the year
• •We want to greet people joyfully with volunteers and donuts
• •We want our children’s ministry to be the best it can be
• •We want our property to looks its best
• •We want our hand-outs to be top notch
• •We advertise with mailers and FB
• •We want our small groups or community ministry to be offered in the best “light”
• •We want to look our best, want our kids to look their best
• •We have all kinds of dreams and expectations of how we can present our church experience to visitors.
• •We know this may be our only opportunity to connect to the most new people possible – at Easter.

Disappointments can look like:

• •Wish we had more people
• •Wish we had more salvations
• •Wish we had a better offering
• •Wish we had as many people as some other church
• •Wish we had better technical abilities or team for  better streaming broadcast
• •Wish we had better worship or leaders or team.
• •Wish I was a better communicator

Put on then, as God's chosen ones, holy and beloved, compassionate hearts, kindness, humility, meekness, and patience.  Col. 3:12

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