The blessings of ministry far outweigh the realities below; however,
ministry is definitely not easy. Don’t waste your time and money going
to seminary or college for pastoral training if you are not prepared for
the negative aspects of ministry mentioned below. Furthermore, always
remember that God has called you to love His church, not merely His
mature church, but His immature church, as well. Moreover, a call to
ministry is a call to bleed.
If you enter pastoral ministry …
10. Not everyone will like you.
9. You will make people angry regardless of how godly you handle yourself; it comes with the position.
8. You will feel like a failure often, and when you do appear to
succeed, the fruit that is produced cannot be accredited to you. God
alone gives the increase (1 Cor. 3:7). Thus, there is little “sense of
accomplishment in ministry” that you may be accustomed to in other
vocations. Continue at Jared Moore
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