I'm a very young pastor. In fact, I get a very awkward stare when I tell people I'm a pastor. Partly because of my age and partly because I don't look like a normal pastor. I've also, got some very good friends my age who are starting out in their ministries. The greatest part about these guys is that they are serious about the gospel and want to finish well.
I recently setup a twice a month non-negotiable meeting with a good friend of mine. We setup these meetings to help push each other to live out as closely as we can the requirements for a pastor according to 1 Timothy 3 and Titus 1. We want to do everything we can to make sure we are daily being the best husbands, fathers, and pastors we can be.
We get into some of the painful areas of sin in our lives, ask the hard questions, and encourage each other to keep pushing along. This makes for some in your face punches and uncomfortable conversations, but we believe that what's at stake is worth it. We don't want to end up somewhere that could have been avoided.
Who do you have in life that you sit with and have the open and hard conversations? Please realize what is at stake and have the conversations you need to have in order that you don't end up forfeiting your family, ministry, and life because you didn't setup some strategic meetings.
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