事工哲学(158)| 桓侯不应、桓侯不悦、桓侯体痛、桓侯遂死(传道人自我关顾的四个步骤)

随手引用一组数据。从前也引用过,不过这一次是2022年的updates。采用二手数据来源,https://www.pastoralcareinc.com/statistics/ 工作时长:90% 在55-75小时,还不能算996。(**90%**of the pastors report working between 55 to 75 hours per week. (Pre-Covid-19)) 工作心态:84%是加入007待命(84% of pastors feel they are on call 24/7.) 对家庭的影响:80%认为做传道人对家庭有负面影响,包括而不限于孩子们不愿意去教会。(80% believe pastoral ministry has negatively affected their families. Many pastor’s children do not attend church now because of what the church has done to their parents.) 隐私:65%觉得没有隐私,全家都没有隐私。只能做全职表演艺术家。(65% of pastors feel their family lives in a “glass house” and fear they are not good enough to meet expectations.) 人际的疏离:23%觉得在家里是陌生人(23% of pastors report being distant to their family.) 个人时间:78%是度假也会被任务和期待打扰的(78% of pastors report having their vacation and personal time interrupted with ministry duties or expectations.) 休息:65%觉得过去5年没有得到足够的休息(65% of pastors feel they have not taken enough vacation time with their family over the last 5 years. ) 内疚:28%为平时办一点私事没有报备教会而内疚(28% of pastors report having feelings of guilt for taking personal time off and not telling the church.) 繁忙:35%认为教会的要求太多,挤占了家庭时间(35% of pastors report the demands of the church denies them from spending time with their family.) 积怨:24%的传道人家庭对教会有积怨,觉得服侍伤害了家庭(24% of pastor’s families resent the church and its effect on their family.) 配偶:22%的传道人配偶报告说,事工会将不切实际的期待投射到家庭之中(22% of pastor’s spouses reports the ministry places undue expectations on their family. ) 期待:66%的会众期待传道人是道德楷模(66% of church members expect a minister and family to live at a higher moral standard than themselves.) 神学教育:53%的传道人报告说,神学教育没有充分预备好他们将来的服侍(53% of pastors report that the seminary did not prepare them for the ministry.) 意外:90%的传道人觉得服侍的工作和自己从前的想象大为不同——我以为是在讲道和圣辅,其实是在政治斗争和充当垃圾桶(90% of pastors report the ministry was completely different than what they thought it would be like before they entered the ministry.) 讲道:45%的传道人每周要用10-15个小时来预备(45% of pastors spend 10-15 hours a week on sermon preparation.) 互联网依赖:85%中度-重度依赖(85% of pastors report the use of the internet and other resources have improved their study time compared to when they first started their ministry.) 说谎:50%说他们每天有一个小时祷告(50% of pastors state they spend 1 hour in prayer each day.) 匆忙:95%没有时间与配偶一起祷告(95% of pastors report not praying daily or regularly with their spouse. ) 收入:57%的传道人难以维持生计(57% of pastors believe they do not receive a livable wage.) 工资:57%的传道人无法有效地诈骗信徒钱财(57% of pastors being unable to pay their bills.) 经济:53%的传道人无法安全退休(53% of pastors are concerned about their future family financial security.) 压力:75%至少有一次压力下崩溃的危机(75% of pastors report significant stress-related crisis at least once in their ministry.) 自卑:80%的传道人和84%的传道人配偶觉得不够资格(80% of pastors and 84% of their spouses have felt unqualified and discouraged as role of pastors at least one or more times in their ministry.) 过劳:52%面临不切实际的期待,发际线后撤严重(52% of pastors feel overworked and cannot meet their church’s unrealistic expectations. ) 杂乱:54%的传道人觉得这个角色工作繁杂(54% of pastors find the role of a pastor overwhelming.) 冲突:40%在最近一年内与会众发生严重冲突(40% report serious conflict with a parishioner at least once in the last year.) 夜总会:每周4-5个小时无效会议(75% of pastors report spending 4-5 hours a week in needless meetings.) 抑郁:35%对抗抑郁,或者害怕做不好(35% of pastors battle depression or fear of inadequacy.) 疲劳:26%感觉疲劳**(26%** of pastors report being over fatigued.) 灵性枯干:28%缺乏维持灵性的手段(28% of pastors report they are spiritually undernurished.) 孤单:50%以上觉得难以找到同工(Over 50% of pastors state the biggest challenge is to recruit volunteers and encourage their members to change (living closer to God’s Word).) 自我形象低落:70%(70% of pastors report they have a lower self-image now than when they first started.) 没有朋友(主你是我最知心的朋友):70%(70% of pastors do not have someone they consider to be a close friend. 缺少支持:27%在危机之下无处可去(27% of pastors report not having anyone to turn to for help in a crisis situation.) 试探:81%感受到过性方面的试探(81% of pastors have been tempted to have inappropriate sexual thoughts or behavior with someone in the church but have resisted.) 调情:17%短信调情(17% of pastors report inappropriately texting with a church member at sometime in their ministry.) 色情图片:34%服用(34% of pastors wrestle with the temptation of pornography or visits pornographic sites. ) 满足感伴随:57%在服侍的满足中,感觉深深的失望、压力和疲劳(57% of pastors feel fulfilled but yet discouraged, stressed, and fatigued. ) 脆弱:84%渴望亲密关系(84% of pastors desire to have close fellowhip with someone they can trust and confide with.) 体重管理:50%以上患病、超重、缺乏锻炼(Over 50% of pastors are unhealthy, overweight, and do not exercise.) 职业评价:传道人近乎底层职业,仅比汽车销售人员高一点(The profession of “Pastor” is near the bottom of a survey of the most-respected professions, just above “car salesman”.) 会众减少。Many denominations are reporting an “Empty Pulpit Crisis”. They do nto have a shortage of ministers but have a shortage of ministers desiring to fill the role of a pastor. 没有安息年:71%的教会没有(71% of churches have no plan for a pastor to receive a periodic sabbatical.) 教牧辅导:66%没有平信徒提供的辅导支持(66% of churches have no lay counseling support.) 工作描述:30%的教会没有工作期待和描述(30% of churches have no documentation clearly outlining what the church expects of their pastor.) 执业风险:10个里面只有1个可以正常退休。(1 out of every 10 pastors will actually retire as a pastor. ) 这是美国的数据,根据*The Fuller Institute, George Barna, Lifeway, Schaeffer Institute of Leadership Development, Christianity Today, and Pastoral Care Inc.*等机构的调查报告。 ...

July 7, 2023 · 7 min · eddy

德先生和罗先生

上个月和Emma一起度过15周年水晶婚纪念日,笑谈我们刚结婚的时候,我祷告常常会将主祷文的开头念错,“Our Father in Law…”,觉得怎么念都顺口,在旧约神学上似乎也不是那么离谱,毕竟,颁布了十诫的Law先生是最为重要的特征嘛。 ...

July 3, 2023 · 4 min · eddy

神学翻译杂谈(56)| 预算、成本与时间

做了一期“跨文翻译工作坊”,聊到最近一本书的翻译。因为事先没有做质量控制,此书的译稿里有许多需要修改的地方。我用了大概三周的时间来对20万字进行了仔细修改,每天都加班到深夜,也停下了去健身房,甚至在家教育也有些松懈…… ...

July 1, 2023 · 7 min · eddy

和合本翻译研究 | “两造”

(一)语言演化 语言总是在不断演化之中,以“肉眼可见的速度”,在每一代之间演变。在我的有生之年,已经有许多年轻人在语言上抛弃了我,绝尘而去——“绝绝子”是这个意思吗? ...

June 28, 2023 · 4 min · eddy

低端护教学(26)| 书摘:“为什么会兴起创造科学?”

这两周都在紧张地整理《福音派的思想丑闻》,正文已经处理完第一遍,还有几百条脚注有待处理。但因为改动之处不少,我已经失去了对于文本的新鲜感,不再有资格做下一遍的编辑。而且,对于最后的两、三章,我甚至出现了暂时的倦怠-迫切感,希望赶紧做完了事。我知道这样的编辑一定还留下不少错误和遗憾,如果有哪位朋友可以再来一遍英文,然后再请一位精熟中文和历史的编辑过一遍中文,大概就够出版的资格了。 ...

June 26, 2023 · 6 min · eddy

神学翻译杂谈(55)|“福音派的思想丑闻”

Mark Noll此书出版于1994年,差不多可以做30年纪念版了。很不幸的是,我从前尽管知道此书,但从来没有提起兴趣来阅读,以为其中所谓,我大概都已经知道。当然,我所学习的各种神学院课程中,没有一本将此书指定为必读或选读,或者要求提交阅读报告,也是一件值得花时间思考的事情。 ...

June 21, 2023 · 5 min · eddy

2023跨文翻译自选项目(Jesus and John Wayne)

美南浸信会2023年会结束。最大的新闻自然是华理克的柳溪教会以及其他几个有女性牧师的教会被投票开除宗派。其他比较重要的问题是,Stone同学没有选上新任主席;尽管暴露了数十起教牧人员性侵案件,但那个伟大的“侵害者”数据库里没有增加任何实名…… ...

June 18, 2023 · 4 min · eddy

神学翻译杂谈(54)| 灵性与消耗

有几个事工,在灵性上的消耗是极大的。传道人自然算是一个,宣教士甚至更甚,但神学翻译、非典型教育路径的父母、没有督导的圣辅专员,大约也可以算在其中。 ...

June 16, 2023 · 2 min · eddy

神学翻译工作坊(3)| 杂感

计划在6月29日做这个月的“神学翻译工作坊”。需要提前报名,我要预先发送讨论文本。 时间:6月29日周四,北京时间 20:00-22:00,美东时间 8:00-10:00。工作坊在7月和8月暂停。 报名:请使用安全邮箱,在6月20日之前发送邮件至 [email protected],注明【神学翻译工作坊(3)报名】。 方式:请预先详细分析文本,找出你认为翻译不当的地方,给出修改意见,归类并分析原因。我们在工作坊上进行讨论。 费用:免费。欢迎自愿性质的支持。 ...

June 15, 2023 · 3 min · eddy

水(1987-1995)| 白日梦(父亲节特别版)

父亲节到了,Angela很纠结,不知道送给我什么礼物。Lisa倒是提前一周开始学习新歌,预备和我一起录音。当然,Angela听听也就会了,歌的节奏和歌词都还算规整。 ...

June 11, 2023 · 2 min · eddy