Would someone tell me why?

Creating a personal, current, and practical philosophy of ministry.

Lately, I've had the saddest of conversations with a number of our friends around the world. They have all of a sudden found themselves questioning the way the local church has been operating. And more than that, they've been questioning their part in it all. Many are asking if they have given too much, been taken advantage of, or even worse. For some, there's a sense they have been manipulated into serving their pastor's vision. They've finished on staff and are now wondering if any of it was good or "of God"” Were all the years of giving their all worth it?

Surely ministry is not meant to be this way? And while I realize there are a lot of questions people have about the last few decades of church life and the style of leadership that has been prevalent, I'm not going to address that now, that’s for another post. Instead, my purpose here is to help you and I.