Tuesday, August 11, 2009

What Makes a Pastor a Pastor?

I read an article by Gordon Macdonald today in Christianity Today's Leadership Journal entitled "The 3:00am Phone Call: What Makes a Pastor a Pastor?".

The article was a very worthwhile reminder that pastors are shepherds: a job that goes far beyond preaching to encompass deep knowledge of their flocks and a willingness to sacrifice their lives for the sheep.

How thankful I am for those among us whom God has gifted and called as undershepherds of His sheep, and how we should continue to pray that God will continue to raise up pastors to shepherd the flock of God.

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