Judging Your New Pastor (Biblically)

Why Faithfulness, Not Preference, Should Shape the Church

By: Brendon Naicker

Narrated by: Virtual Voice

Everyone judges their pastor.

The real question is whether we do it biblically.

In an age shaped by celebrity culture, entertainment-driven churches, and personal preference, congregations often measure pastoral leadership by likability, comfort, and style. Scripture, however, tells a different story—one centred on faithfulness, courage, character, and obedience to Christ.

Judging Your Pastor (Biblically) is a warm, honest, and surprisingly funny guide written for congregations navigating pastoral leadership with wisdom and grace. With pastoral insight and gentle humour, Brendon Naicker invites churches to trade consumer instincts for covenantal faithfulness, cultural expectations for biblical discernment, and personality-driven evaluation for Christ-centred obedience.

This book is not a defence of poor leadership.
Nor is it a call to lower standards.

It is a call to use the right ones.

Whether your church is welcoming a new pastor or re-learning how to follow well, this book will help you think more clearly about shepherding, love your church more deeply, and discern leadership the way Scripture intends—slowly, wisely, and with Christ firmly at the centre.

Read this book before you decide what you think.