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I want to discuss the pastor\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s struggle. I should have the same mind as Jesus. But, as this cartoon reveals, it\u2019s difficult for pastors to resist resentment towards people. Jesus ministered freely without concern for his success. I, however, gauge my ministry\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s success by attendance, the size of the offering, the number of compliments I receive, or even the spiritual health of the people. I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m convinced that we as pastors must divest ourselves of this concern for success and its measurements. Thoughts?<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
I want to discuss the pastor\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s struggle. I should have the same mind as Jesus. But, as this cartoon reveals, it\u2019s difficult for pastors to resist resentment towards people. Jesus ministered freely without concern for his success. I, however, gauge my ministry\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s success by attendance, the size of the offering, the number of compliments I […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":349,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-373","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-cartoons"],"yoast_head":"\n
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