Around the Web
A few articles and blog entries that caught my interest.
Three Things the New Pastor Wants Most
Joe McKeever
I was scheduled to bring the final sermon at a church that was one week away from welcoming its new pastor. My first thought was to pull out a message I had used before with other congregations that would be apt for this occasion. Then, an idea occurred to me.Why not ask the incoming pastor what he’d like me to say to the church?
In reply to my e-mail, an hour later I had his answer. One would have thought he had been waiting for someone to ask him that very question since he was so prompt in responding.
He said, “I would love to come into a church that was unified, where everyone loved each other, and they all prayed for the pastor.” He even gave a text for each point from Paul’s Epistle to the Ephesians.
The more I reflected on it all week, the more I realized any pastor coming into a new church would give a month’s salary for these three gifts. ….continue reading…. http://www.crosswalk.com/pastors/11579445/page0/
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