WHY PASTORS SHOULD NEVER WALK ALONE – Part 4
Walk With the People Isolated Pastors The idea of ordination to the ministry is, at best, unhelpful. All believers are in the ministry of Christ. The moment pastors see their ordination as giving them special powers or spiritual privileges, they unnecessarily isolate...
WHY PASTORS SHOULD NEVER WALK ALONE – Part 3
Walking with Sacred Companions We were never intended to make the life pilgrimage alone. And attempting to make the spiritual journey on our own is particularly hazardous. Sacred Companions: The Gift of Spiritual Friendship & Direction (David G. Benner) In this...
WHY PASTORS SHOULD NEVER WALK ALONE – Part 2
The Garden of Your Soul In the last post, I touched on the need for those in pastoral ministry to resist the lone ranger approach. I highlighted an unfortunate tradition in many churches of looking at the Pastor as the one who is “in sole charge of the church”. Apart...