Tuesday, May 29, 2007 9:46 AM
Matt McKee
Choosing to Cheat
I had a great question asked of me this past Sunday by a guy who goes by the name Juggler for Jesus. He holds 8 or 9 world records for juggling and we had him in to do stuff for our adult worship services. The series they are doing right now is called "Family Circus". The stage looks like a big top and the music is great but that is not the point of this post. The point is to answer the question of how many hours a week should a Children's Pastor be expected to work. He is looking at taking a position at a local church and they have told him that they expect him to work 60 hrs per week. This is a great question for all of us not just Children's pastors, or ministers. How many hours a week should you work? To answer this question you have to read the book, "Choosing to Cheat" by Andy Stanley. This is one of my top 10 books that I recommend to everyone. So if you haven't read this yet go get it. Here is what the cover looks like:
This book focuses on priorities. Believe it or not but work is not at the top of that list. Andy makes the case that we are going to cheat some part of our life. We have too. There is not enough time not to cheat something and if we are going to cheat something then it should be work and not family or any other relationship for that matter. So here is what I told the Juggler for Jesus when he asked me if working 60 hrs per week was reasonable... First read the book...Second give the pastor and everyone at your church the book...Then if they still want you to work 60 hrs a week, DON"T TAKE THE JOB! By the way, I work Sunday through Thursday and get Friday and Saturday off every week. That's right... You can be jealous... Am I lazy? No. I am finally healthy and my church agrees. Thank you Horizon for letting me have family as a top priority and for still paying me like someone who knows what he is doing. How much you should get paid will be a later post. That was his follow up question.
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About Matt McKee
My name is Matt McKee and I am currently the Pastor of Students and Children at Horizon Community Church. Horizon is located in Cincinnati, OH and was started in 2001. The church is moving in and out of a school each Sunday. We just bought 154 acres for our first building and hope to be in the facility by 2009. I started at Horizon in 2005 but have been in Children’s ministry since 2000. Before coming to Horizon I was on staff at Fellowship Church in Grapevine, TX, for 5 years from 2000 until 2005. Starting at Fellowship as an intern and leaving as the Elementary Director was an incredible experience. While there I helped create, produce, manage, and write curriculum including G-Force which is published by Lifeway Christian Resources. I have been given the opportunity to lead ministries that average 2000 kids in weekend attendance and now 200 and growing. I am married to Jessica and we have 2 incredible sons, Patriot and Azlan. When I am not thinking about Children's Ministry I am pondering business ideas, marketing, naming, and signs. I love to play sports of all sorts and am a huge fan of Kentucky Basketball, the NFL in general, and the Dallas Mavericks. Thanks for stopping by. I do appreciate it.