tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-538825134834187144.post4126459316620963405..comments2023-06-01T10:52:44.280-04:00Comments on The Gospel-Driven Church: On Hired HandsJaredhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07454966527986478217noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-538825134834187144.post-32261214310712542462011-05-10T17:58:14.702-04:002011-05-10T17:58:14.702-04:00Right on.
Today I got a call from a lady I baptiz...Right on.<br /><br />Today I got a call from a lady I baptized 8 years ago. She quit going to my church a few weeks after I baptized her. She goes to a megachurch in town. She needed me to write a pastoral rec for something. Why did she call me? Because her current pastor doesn't know her, neither does any member of the pastoral staff.Philiphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10602899106934518602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-538825134834187144.post-30734235014947730342011-04-29T12:51:39.701-04:002011-04-29T12:51:39.701-04:00Good call, Jared. I personally hate hospitals and...Good call, Jared. I personally hate hospitals and funeral homes. I also have to confess that people tend to have crises at the most inopportune times (for me) and I can find myriad reasons to avoid engagement or to delegate them to someone else. <br /><br />Two things that have helped readjust my attitude:<br /><br />First, when I am the one in crisis, I want to be loved. I don't want to be an intrusion or an inconvenience. I just want support and care. And, thankfully, I have been by Christ and other good men who follow him faithfully. <br /><br />Second, when I get over myself and care for those who are in need - I am blessed with them. I see the grace of God come into painful situations and bring comfort. I experience Christ's love anew as I see people's faces renewed in hope. I am blessed in their blessing.Steve Mizelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14557930425693405768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-538825134834187144.post-31445634904929928442011-04-28T14:17:46.021-04:002011-04-28T14:17:46.021-04:00Sam, I appreciate your comment, and you made some ...Sam, I appreciate your comment, and you made some good points, but I disapproved it b/c I won't allow unsubstantiated character attacks on my blog. <br />I suggest you write letters of respectful complaint to those you are concerned about.Jaredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07454966527986478217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-538825134834187144.post-74303542835140757032011-04-28T12:24:29.269-04:002011-04-28T12:24:29.269-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Samhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02893148347372256268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-538825134834187144.post-84430429838477321152011-04-28T12:04:26.585-04:002011-04-28T12:04:26.585-04:00Visiting sick people is one thing...visiting a dyi...Visiting sick people is one thing...visiting a dying one is another. Sometimes it's best to throw the job descriptions out the window and just be a human person...and a human 'pastor.' <br /><br />If one of your flock is dying, you go visit them, job description or no. <br /><br />"...to help him die well." That's pastoring.cjbooth85https://www.blogger.com/profile/15608840175846189104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-538825134834187144.post-62917291365071958582011-04-28T09:40:33.684-04:002011-04-28T09:40:33.684-04:00Amen. This is so true!Amen. This is so true!Brandihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11682316126149754921noreply@blogger.com