Great post! Concise, informative, and real. You do a great job of simultaneously not sugar coating things while also describing the beauty of the calling.
Very good , thank you for sharing your struggles and being transparent . This and many other reasons , are why I pray each day for my pastor, and you as well Jeff, and your family. Pastors NEED daily intercessory prayer for themselves and their families, its a heavy burden to carry to be so concerned for the congregation you pastor, and to live faithfully each day being watched and I guess, exposed because of your calling from the Lord. You are in my prayers each day, and your family as well.
There are days/moments in which I feel wonderfully encouraged. It's hard to explain. I've always thought that those instances are evidences of God honoring the prayers of others for me. I'm always grateful knowing that people are praying for their pastor (and for their cousins who are pastors)!
wish I’d known the reality of “living in a glass house.” A pastor and his family are under public scrutiny. We’re held to higher standards. A pastor’s wife and kids have high expectations placed on them.
— I would have had to break up with anyone I dated who was going to be a pastor. 😂. JK (kind of) I lived that growing up.
My Carolyn always said she would not be a Baptist preacher’s wife. I wasn’t going into ministry when we began dating. Afraid God pulled the bait and switch on her.
You probably have a novel of what it was like having a dad who surrendered to ministry later in life!
Great post! Concise, informative, and real. You do a great job of simultaneously not sugar coating things while also describing the beauty of the calling.
Thanks, Phillip! High praise from you - you’re a great communicator AND a great pastor!
Very good , thank you for sharing your struggles and being transparent . This and many other reasons , are why I pray each day for my pastor, and you as well Jeff, and your family. Pastors NEED daily intercessory prayer for themselves and their families, its a heavy burden to carry to be so concerned for the congregation you pastor, and to live faithfully each day being watched and I guess, exposed because of your calling from the Lord. You are in my prayers each day, and your family as well.
There are days/moments in which I feel wonderfully encouraged. It's hard to explain. I've always thought that those instances are evidences of God honoring the prayers of others for me. I'm always grateful knowing that people are praying for their pastor (and for their cousins who are pastors)!
wish I’d known the reality of “living in a glass house.” A pastor and his family are under public scrutiny. We’re held to higher standards. A pastor’s wife and kids have high expectations placed on them.
— I would have had to break up with anyone I dated who was going to be a pastor. 😂. JK (kind of) I lived that growing up.
My Carolyn always said she would not be a Baptist preacher’s wife. I wasn’t going into ministry when we began dating. Afraid God pulled the bait and switch on her.
You probably have a novel of what it was like having a dad who surrendered to ministry later in life!