This is one the best message I have read in a long time. The message is written by Ed Stetzer, he is the editor-in-chief of Outreach magazine, and a professor and dean at Wheaton College where he also serves as executive director of the Wheaton College Billy Graham Center.
Mr. Stetzer, as we used to say in the day, ‘hit the nail on the head’ with this message. I am so very thankful, as Mr. Stetzer takes the politics out of it all, and addresses our current and past situations from a Biblical standpoint. We strive everyday to bring you a Biblical Worldview here at FGGAM, not a political worldview.
Ed Stetzer: We engage the mission by keeping the focus on the gospel and reaching people. But we don’t do this in a vacuum separated from the larger cultural issues of our time. Over the past year and a half, we’ve been through the wringer, and it’s significantly impacted leaders.
In the 1960s, the hippie counterculture would seem like the last place God would choose to send revival. Young people marked by drug addiction, the sexual revolution and dropping out of society sounds more like a call for the judgment of God than a recipe for revival from God.
Many Pastors Are Tired
I do not know of any Pastor that is thinking of quitting, and I know many, but they do need more love and empathy. Many are tired like you of what has and is taking place in our world. Some are very wore down, like many of you. We all need to show each other more love, the love of Jesus and not be angry. When you are called by God to be a Pastor, you serve until God says stop. You preach the truth, the full gospel. People ask me when I am going to retire, well, I do not find that in the Bible, I will serve until God says no more. The stress we all face in these dark days should not surprise us at all if we are Christians. Ed Stetzer said, “We engage the mission by keeping the focus on the gospel and reaching people.” We must not give up in leading people to accept Jesus. God has placed us all here for such a time as this to carry out The Great Commission. We are to be boots of love on the ground for Jesus, building bridges of love and trust, so many come to Jesus. We must seek the face of Jesus every moment to make sure we are on track with Him. Pray….seek the Lord…put on the armor of God every morning.
I want to share this message with you…..
‘Pastor After Pastor’ Thinking About Leaving Ministry Because of Criticism, Burnout
