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Ben Marshall's avatar

This is a powerful reality in favor of pastoral longevity. Whether senior pastor or student ministry pastor, longevity is a gift.

Nicholas Lewis's avatar

Such a great reminder. The public ministry of preaching is often better when the private ministry of discipleship and counseling is alive and active.

Darren Nelson's avatar

Well I should have had that sentence in there! Haha well said.

Matt Jones's avatar

So good. I’ve heard great things about his memoir but haven’t yet read it. The longer you’re in ministry, the more you find this to be true. Exegeting the passage is only part the work of preaching, not the only thing!

Darren Nelson's avatar

Yeah, totally agree about it morphing the longer you’re doing it.