“Completed Tasks or Completed People?" Administration tools and insights in the exercise of the Pastoral Office
Course Title : Pastor as Administrator Term : Spring Semester 2025 Lucas Andre Albrecht __________________________________ Essay : Completed Tasks or Completed People? Administration tools and insights in the exercise of the Pastoral Office What do we need most: to get things completed or people completed ? This question drives the content of this essay, in which I reflect on the importance and impact of administrative knowledge and practice in the Office of the Ministry. Pastors are called to care for people, but as they do that, administrative skills add breadth and width to the scope of the daily work in the congregation. This is an area that often faces resistance from ministers who believe that "leadership" and "shepherding" are somehow in opposition. That happens when pastors are told something like, “You are pastors, not leaders,” in a show of under appreciation for leadership and administrative skills. It is an effort to distance pastors from...