From Alistair Bain, reflections on pastoral life flowing from the life of Muhammad Ali: I hear some church leaders say things like “it’s better to burn out than rust out” and “there’s no such thing as retirement for a preacher” or “preach until you drop” and I think I know what they are saying. They …
“Leaders who pursue humility are always just beginning, regardless of their attainment.” More at Leadership Freak.
From a post by Stephen Altrogge which mentioned reasons why pastors can feel discouraged. This one pretty much sums it up at the moment. Unlike most jobs, pastoral work is never completed. There are no project deadlines and they can’t usually see tangible evidence of progress. The pastor’s work is only complete when he stops …
The hobby-less pastor. I don’t usually enjoy answering this question either: “What are you hobbies?” Now, you have to understand that at that time, I had just come off an eight-year educational bender. Between working and studying, I didn’t have much hobby time. I fumbled around for an answer and said with confident uncertainty, “Reading.” …
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