Nine Key Issues for Pastors Regarding Weddings

Podcast Episode #240Discussions on pastors and weddings as well as what to watch for, what to have prepared, and what to avoid.Some highlights from today's episode include: * If you're in the South and getting married on a Fall Saturday, prepare for possible low attendance. * You really don't know your spouse until you're married and living with one another every day. * Premarital counseling is a great way to use older couples as mentors in your church. * From my perspective, me doing a wedding is an endorsement of the marriage. * Weddings are theological events. * You need to know a couple's expectations of you as their wedding officiant. * I don't recommend pastors setting a specific wedding fee. * I don't think couple realize how many hours go into a wedding from the minister's point of view.The nine key issues regarding wedding that we cover are: * Your personal beliefs. * Make counseling a requirement. * Get to know the couple. * Share Christ with them. * Understand the expectations for attendance. * The issues of the financial charge. * Make the ceremony personal. * Work with the wedding coordinator. * Know your limitations.Episode SponsorsVanderbloemen Search Group is the premier pastor search firm dedicated to helping churches and ministries build great teams. They’ve helped hundreds of churches just like yours find their church staff and are uniquely geared to help you discern who God is calling to lead your church.Find out more about Vanderbloemen Search Group by visiting WeStaffTheChurch.com.Midwestern Seminary, located in the heart of the Midwest, is one of the fastest growing seminaries in North America and offers a fantastic array of academic programs, including multiple online and residential options at the undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral levels. Midwestern’s new 81-hour Mdiv program, online program, and doctoral program have all been recognized as some of the most innovative and affordable in the country. There has never been a better time to begin your seminary education. Midwestern Seminary trains leaders 'For The Church.’Visit them online at MBTS.edu/Rainer and start your ministry training today.FeedbackIf you have a question you would like answered on the show, fill out the form on the podcast page here on Church Answers.Resources * Search by William Vanderbloemen * A Letter I Gave to Couples Who Wanted Me to Perform Their Wedding Ceremony * Fifteen Crazy Things That Happened at Weddings