tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29860408.post115223832746374215..comments2023-11-26T10:01:30.540-06:00Comments on Barnabas File: Why pastor?Barnabas Filehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03635912195437033251noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29860408.post-1152670401724656962006-07-11T21:13:00.000-05:002006-07-11T21:13:00.000-05:00In response to Mike Smith's posting, I wonder if a...In response to Mike Smith's posting, I wonder if anyone is doing this "transitioning" to alternate professions for ministers. At least one pastor of my acquiantance has done this in the past year, but I don't know how much counsel and support was provided to him in this process. It may well be the most healthy thing that a minister can do. In my other life as a campus minister, I suggested to colleagues that they should always have an "exit strategy." Most didn't and still don't.Barnabas Filehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03635912195437033251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29860408.post-1152644987921382422006-07-11T14:09:00.000-05:002006-07-11T14:09:00.000-05:00This notion of being a pastor goes back to "callin...This notion of being a pastor goes back to "calling." I have a note card on my desk with two words: Patience and Perseverence. Remember the old saying, "I love the ministry, but it's the people I can't stand." I've been fortunate to have served in good congregations, but every church has its problems. I try not to be one of them.Callyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11510018008596323777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29860408.post-1152301458756251002006-07-07T14:44:00.000-05:002006-07-07T14:44:00.000-05:00Agreed. One of my mentors said, "If you can do an...Agreed. One of my mentors said, "If you can do anything rather than being a minister and be happy at it, go ahead." I am sure that this sentiment was not original to him, but the truth is that ministry is more than a profession--it is a calling. Those who are called to ministry will do it, no matter who pays the bills.Barnabas Filehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03635912195437033251noreply@blogger.com