As you know, Paraklete is the Greek word used in the New Testament for the Holy Spirit. And, one of the meanings of the word is to come along side. The Holy Spirit comes along side of us to help us through this life. I want to come along side of pastors to be a help to them, especially young pastors. I would love to help you avoid some of the mistakes I made and which I have observed a lot of other young pastors make.
In this blog I am going to try to focus on methodologies that will help pastors to become more effective and activities, behaviors and attitudes to avoid that will rob you of your effectiveness.
Over the last 20 years I have served a small church and worked full time at a secular job. It's been a wonderful blessing to serve this church. This church is the most loving and accepting church that I have ever known. Their attitude towards others has been loving and caring. They are not generally judgmental or critical. This has not been completely true but mostly.
We have grown a lot. The growth has been numerical and spiritual. When I went to the church we had about 20 people the first Sunday. We now have about 120 on Sunday morning. It's been interesting how there have been spirts of growth. We are in one right now actually.
The church, as it has grown, has changed in complexion. The change is not bad. I want to emphasize that it's not bad. It's just different. And, as it changes we have all had to adjust and react to that change. One of the changes that we are going through right now is in the need of a pastor. We are really at a place where the church needs a full time pastor. It's going to be interesting to see how we react to that change.
I will keep you informed as we go along. Maybe there will be something you can learn in all of that also.
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