On being with people

Dear pastor, You cannot go wrong spending your time and energy noticing people, listening to people and encouraging people. Very often we spend our time as pastors doing “behind the scenes” things. And these are good things – preparing sermons, working on building projects, preparing bulletins and advertisements. But the truth is that ministry isContinueContinue reading “On being with people”

Ministry is possible

Dear Pastor,Ministry is so unique (not to mention difficult!)One day we might be helping an addict, the next day a homeless person, the next day someone who is abused (or abusive) and the next day the church curmudgeon. Ministry can mean going from miracles to church conflict to baptisms to funerals to new births (physicalContinueContinue reading “Ministry is possible”