Dear Pastor,
The people you lead…
Are voluntarily assembling, gathering or “tuning in” to hear what you have to say because they believe that what you say will somehow benefit them.
They are continually engaging with you because they believe that their life will be better because of their interaction with you.
They are seeking you out because they believe that the love, wisdom, hope, encouragement, truth, and experience that you share with them will make their lives richer, fuller and more worth living.
- Are you offering to them something that is equal to what they are believing you will give them?
- Are you making sure they have a good return on the investment of their time with you?
- Are you connecting them with the One who truly has the abundance, overflow and sufficiency they need?
Take some time to prayerfully consider these questions:
- Would you consider your life more enriched if you were the recipient of the care, attention and teaching you are offering?
- Would you truly feel loved and edified if you received what you are giving out?
- If not, why not?
- Is there any way to improve the ministry/care/encouragement you are extending?
- Is there anything that needs to change that is limiting or hindering what you are offering?
- Are you in the way of you?
This is what I know: God Himself called you (and He doesn’t make mistakes).
God Himself is empowering you by His Holy Spirit to minister in His name, for His glory and for the sake of people.
The ministry God is empowering you to do is not merely a temporary band-aid for the woes of this world but rather part of His eternal plan of salvation. Praise be to God that He has called you and and is presently sourcing you to bless, help, lead and serve others.
Pastor, you are loved and I hope this encouragement (though challenging) will strengthen you, sharpen you and equip you so that you will be better prepared to shepherd your flock.
Christ is with us, Christ is in us!
Mike J
Pastor Michael Johnson 