How To Identify A Traveling Pastor With An Attitude Problem

By Judy Sullivan


Just because an individual is branded with the title of a traveling pastor does not mean that he or she is a nice person. There are those people who have attitude problems. Working with them might be a huge pain. To know if the said priest has attitude problems, here are some of the things that the person might want to check.

First of all, try to see if the said professional is self-centered. This may manifest itself in the amount of needs that a professional has. The professional can be classified as self-centered if his or her needs is paramount to the church's needs. There are even times when his or her needs take precedence over this church.

There is absolutely no person in this world who is perfect. All people make mistakes. That is the reason why people should learn how to accept their mistakes and ask for forgiveness for it. However, those people with severe attitude problems will never ask for forgiveness for the mistakes or misdeeds they have accumulated.

Being unable offer a heartfelt apology or ask for forgiveness might also be due to the fact that the said professional has a high blaming behavior. This is the kind of behavior that will just project all of a person's faults on to other people. This means that whatever happens, any mistake is never his or her fault.

Being unreliable is not good for anyone working in a church. Achurch is the refuge of those who are weary. If people are weary, they need someone they can rely on. If the priest cannot give them the support they need, then they will collapse even further. A priest's undependable attitude is problematic.

There are also those professionals who may be aware of the consequences of their actions but choose to ignore it. It is just like they do not even care that there are other people who will be affected by the actions that they take. They have little, if not zero, conscience. All they care about is their own well-being.

Pathological lying is also a trait of such professionals who have attitude problems. This means that they can lie if they consider this to be helpful to their image and if the lie will not be discovered. If the lie is discovered or followed up on, they will simply imply that the other person is wrong and that the lie was never said in the first place.

Those who rationalizes easily should be classified as someone with attitude problems. While there are good things about rationalizing, someone who twist conversations just to gain something at another person's expense is not normal. When they get trapped, they just continue talking or they change the subject. At times, they might get extremely mad.

There are numerous signs that a person can still check up on. Be sure to know and identify these signs early on so that one does not have to be positioned near a traveling pastor who has a severe attitude problem. Being aware of who is good-natured in the church will also benefit the person a lot.




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