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The Biggest Detriment to Longevity in Ministry
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2018-09-17 02:14:07, 조회 : 1,494 |
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The Biggest Detriment to Longevity in Ministry
September 17, 2018 by: Jeff Robinson Sr.
Ministry Like No Other
Jesus said it best in John 15:5: Apart from me you can do nothing. As a pastor, you either learn early to write that over the door of your heart or you don’t last long in ministry. It’s really just that simple. One of my favorite passages in my first few years of ministry was Mark 4:26-28 where Jesus tells the parable of the seed. It’s very pithy, there are just a couple of verses. The farmer plants the seed and then he goes to bed. When he gets up, lo and behold, the seed has germinated, grown, and he knows not how. Of course, we know how. We know it’s the grace of God.
God has invested this gospel truth in you, but it’s not about you because you can’t do anything to save people or sanctify people.
You realize pretty early that the call to pastoral ministry is not like anything else you’re going to do in life. You’re likely not going to have product at the end of the day. You’re not going to have widgets that you’ve made. You’re not going to have a byline at the top of the page or anything like that.
15 Things Seminary Couldn't Teach Me
Jeff Robinson Sr., Collin Hansen
This book aims to help young pastors bridge the gap between seminary training and ministry in a local church, offering real-world wisdom from the experience of veteran pastors.
God Makes It Grow
You’re going to sow the seed and then, Lord willing, God’s going to pour his grace on it through the Spirit and it’s going to germinate and grow, but you may never see that. You’re not going to live to see the end of it, for sure.
You learn really early that you are dependent upon him, that you are weak, that you are a clay pot as Paul puts it in 2 Corinthians 4. You’re just Walmart crockery. God has invested this gospel truth in you, but it’s not about you because you can’t do anything to save people or sanctify people. As much as you want to do that, apart from him, you can do nothing. You either learn that and it humbles you, or you don’t last very long in ministry.
Jeff Robinson Sr.
Jeff Robinson Sr. (PhD, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary) is a senior editor for the Gospel Coalition and serves as the lead pastor for Christ Community Church of Louisville. He also serves as adjunct professor of church history at the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. He is the coauthor of To the Ends of the Earth: Calvin's Missional Vision and Legacy.
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