Pastors Getting Out of the Office  

StaffJuly 22, 2010 

Justin Buzzard has written an insightful piece, entitled "Go to Where Your Men Work," which is directed at pastors on how to care for the men in their congregations.  The title is a concise summary of what he is trying to communicate, but I particularly appreciated these words,

 

Always speak out against the “higher calling of ministry” idea if it surfaces. Three out of five times when I meet a man at his work he talks to me about how the work I’m doing as a pastor is “so much more important” than what he’s doing as a software engineer, financial analyst, etc. I always immediately crush and correct this unbiblical view of vocation. Your men need you to tell them that all work is a means of glorifying God, and that working for a church is not superior to working for Google. It’s your job to empower your men, to help them see the nobility of the work God has called them to do.

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