"I’m no longer a pastor but I haven’t been away from it for so long that I’ve forgotten ...The discouragement
The battles that I sometimes won and sometimes lost
The hypocrisy I often felt in thinking that my being a pastor was insane
The times when I didn’t know what I was doing and pretended that I did
The criticism that often came from those who I thought were friends
The 24/7 schedule with work that was never done
The people who left my church because they “weren’t being fed”
The blank page late Saturday night and my reminding God about the sermon
The incredible guilt over my family and my ministry
The loneliness
The fear of discovery
The neurotics who hated me
The congregational meetings when I was sure it was coming apart
The hard road of authenticity when everything I did worked against it
The efforts at humility when people thought more of me than was justified
The questions about whether I and what I did even mattered"
- Brown -
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Pastors - do check out this site ... and rejoice! You're not alone in the battle for souls we delicately call "the ministry."
Church members - if you care about your pastor, please do forward this post on to him with words of affirmation, encouragement, and blessing. Your thoughtfulness will be appreciated. Probably more than you'll ever know.
Walking alongside those who minister to our souls ~
Linda
