Pastor to live: Experience the exciting everyday life in the church tower!

Pastor to live: Experience the exciting everyday life in the church tower!

An extraordinary experiment by the church world in Hildburghausen inspires the local community! Instead of the planned children's service, the team led by Pastor Steffen Pospischil dared to do a brave role exchange: Tanja Rommel, an employee of the WEFA, took on the role of the pastor for a day. The preparations should have been different, but short -term changes led to this exciting experience.

During the fascinating excursion to the church tower, the pastor gave exciting insights into the numerous tasks of a clergyman. What appears like a quiet prayer for many turns out to be a highly diverse and dynamic job description! Tanja Rommel quickly found that the role of the pastor is anything but boring. Services, Lord's Supper, the announcement of the word, and the interpretation of Bible texts are just a few of the important tasks.

variety of pastoral activities

In addition, a pastor takes care of baptisms, confirmations, wedding ceremonies and funeral celebrations, all of which must be well organized and well thought out. The light of the community seems bright, even in challenging times when spiritual support is necessary. In addition, church representatives are often active as a religion teacher and lead groups within the community.

The administrative aspects of the church management must also not be underestimated! The organization of voluntary work, the administration of the church budget and the planning of maintenance work on the churches are among the daily challenges that every pastor has to face. With her day in the parish office, Tanja Rommel not only got exciting insights into the versatility of the life of faith, but also learned to appreciate the hard work behind the scenes.