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Nothing is easy…

Today an old friend sent me these questions for a assignment he is going…I found it an interesting exercise..

One of the assignments asks me to interview a few pastors… I was wondering if you would be able to answer a few questions for me? If you are able, could you email the answers back ASAP. Thanks heaps, if you’re able to help.

1. What is your position in the church?
2. What denomination is your church? (also state/country)
3. How long have you been in pastoral ministry?
4. How long have you been in your current church?
5. What are the key character qualities needed as a pastor?
6. What are the key skills needed as a pastor?
7. What are the key tasks of a pastor?
8. Roughly, how much time do you spend on these key tasks?
9. What gives you the most satisaction in your ministry?
10. What gives you the most frustration in your ministry?

My answers….
1. Senior Pastor
2. Baptist WA
3. 15 years
4. 15 years
5. perserverance, confidence, good sense of humour
6. leadership, ability to change
7. Leadership, insipiring, visionary
8. 25 hours per week
9. seeing people become Christians
10. whinging Pharasiaical, selfish Christians who should know better 🙂

Everything can be redeemed

Well, almost everything.
Everything someone wants to use for bad…God can use for good!
I reckon Christians get too hooked up into saying how commercial everything is…and so they neglect the opportunities.
Christmas….get depressed in your holy huddle about how evil it has become, and how it is on the wrong day etc… (yawn!)….or see it as the best opportunity we have to talk about God on earth.

Easter..get depressed about bunnies and chocolate, or see it as an opportunity to talk about sacrifice, love and what it means to be forgiven, and experience grace.

St Patricks day….get depressed about how everyone gets drunk and weare green paint, or talk about the real guy behind it, a prophet, miracle worker and evangelist…and enjoy a quite Irish Ale while you are at it! St Patrick

It all depends on your perspective, I choose to be relentlessly positive and hopeful, after all….God can redeem anything!

Free Book for Pastors..

Wayne and I have relaunched ‘Australian Pastors’. To celebrate, Wayne has negotiated with Dr John Jackson to provide a very special offer to all readers of ‘Australian Pastors’.

“To celebrate the Australian release of Pastorpreneur we have negotiated an exclusive deal with Koorong Books and the author. As our way of saying “thank you” for reading the Australian Pastor’s blog we would like to give you a complimentary copy of Pastorpreneur to……” (Read More)