Author Archives: Michael D Johnson

Dear pastor, I really want to make a difference.  I can’t stand the idea of wasting my life.  The doubts and fears that encroach on me as a pastor can at times be overwhelming: Why have they stopped attending?Why do they insist on acting that way?We just can’t keep going the way things are…Why areContinueContinue reading “I don’t want to waste my life”

Dear Pastor, I have a confession to make: I don’t really know what I am doing.  Don’t get me wrong. I have been trained. I have completed A LOT of schooling and I regularly read books and articles. On top of that, I have over 20 years of ministry experience. But the reality is thatContinueContinue reading “I don’t know what I am doing”

Pastors have a million things pressing them from every side. Just to list all the things that pastors do (or are unrealistically expected to do) is overwhelming.  And we have so many obligations and people expect so many different things from us (and we expect so much of ourselves) we often get tired, and fatiguedContinueContinue reading “Waiting before the Lord, waiting on the Lord”

It is easy to paint an imaginary picture of pastoral ministry and/or the people we maybe one day could minister to. But the reality is that God brings upon our path those He desires that we pastor. This doesn’t let us off the hook for seeking people out, or for praying for more open doorsContinueContinue reading “Pastoring whomever God leads you to”