Today, I am 30. Interesting. My wife asked me what I am going to do now that I'm 30. So here we go.....
1. I want to live a christian life, a life of freedom, soaring above the clouds of dispair and chains of slavery to the heights of joy and the light of the eternal Son, Jesus Christ
2. I want to love the Lord God with all my heart, soul, mind and strength and my neighbor as myself.
3 I want to have real friendships, where there isn't a lesson to learn or agenda behind each meeting but fellowship that uplifts, understands and encourages.
4 I want to love my wife as Christ loves the Church
5 I want to have a ernest expectation of heaven.
May the Lord bless you this day, may He cause His face to shine upon you, May you be blessed on your going in and your going out. May you feel his presence in every step you make in your life, the wrong ones and the right ones. May you feel His strength when you are weak for this is truly where our strength comes from.
The Lord Bless You.
Saturday, December 12, 2009
Wednesday, December 2, 2009
The position of pastors
I will start this blog out stating that I respect the people in the position of pastor very much, but I do not respect the position of pastor.
The position itself puts to much pressure on one individual. Putting aside the fact that 40% drop out of ministry because they burn out, those that stay in are those that adapt. Adapt what you might ask. In order to survive in a continual demanding situation, pastors take a economical approach to ministry. Capitalism!
It is much easier to look at people and their demands from a capitilistic view point then from a ministerial one. I would go as far to say that the 40% that dropped out were actually doing it right.
One cannot sustain an approach that says that you must have it all together in order to lead the flock, because were human, unless they look at it from a business perspective.
1st - It's not personal, its business. Continually say this to yourself when people decide to leave your church. You did what you had to do, you told them the truth and if they can't handle the truth then they can go shopping somewhere else.
2nd - Hang you personnal problems on the personal problem coat rack before you enter work. Do not, and I say it again, DO NOT tell people your personnal problems. These are to be discussed at home and at home only. After all, how could you effectively direct people in their own lives if they knew of the problems in yours.
3rd - Make sure to take YTO time. It can be very stressful and alot of work to be spiritual for everyone else in the church. I know they pay you for this but you still need your time. Some important times to take are after the major rushes you get in the year, like Christmas, Easter and VBS.
Have a nice day.
The position itself puts to much pressure on one individual. Putting aside the fact that 40% drop out of ministry because they burn out, those that stay in are those that adapt. Adapt what you might ask. In order to survive in a continual demanding situation, pastors take a economical approach to ministry. Capitalism!
It is much easier to look at people and their demands from a capitilistic view point then from a ministerial one. I would go as far to say that the 40% that dropped out were actually doing it right.
One cannot sustain an approach that says that you must have it all together in order to lead the flock, because were human, unless they look at it from a business perspective.
1st - It's not personal, its business. Continually say this to yourself when people decide to leave your church. You did what you had to do, you told them the truth and if they can't handle the truth then they can go shopping somewhere else.
2nd - Hang you personnal problems on the personal problem coat rack before you enter work. Do not, and I say it again, DO NOT tell people your personnal problems. These are to be discussed at home and at home only. After all, how could you effectively direct people in their own lives if they knew of the problems in yours.
3rd - Make sure to take YTO time. It can be very stressful and alot of work to be spiritual for everyone else in the church. I know they pay you for this but you still need your time. Some important times to take are after the major rushes you get in the year, like Christmas, Easter and VBS.
Have a nice day.
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