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It’s important to realize that in the ministry God has given each of us a unique personality profile and with that a temperament. I have taken the Myers-Briggs test three times since seminary. The longer that I have been in ministry, the more stronger I seem to be pointing toward ESTJ. Perhaps it ...

It is profound to me as a Christian that all living things are derivative of some other living thing. Lambs are physically derivative of their parent Sheep! And since sheep are mostly domesticated through the world, they are owned by some Shepard who knows their name. We “belong� so someone else...

The actual task of caring for parishioners seems to be the biggest challenge for me in ministry. I was never asked to take the Hippocratic Oath, but I feel like I should have! Our goal is not only to “do no harm�, but guide parishioners into genuine discipleship. Generally speaking pastors will ...

Again, reading the forums has been a real encouragement. As a pastor myself, I can relate to the questions of “heart� that many of the other students struggle with. Is the ministry about “Mondays count�, the financial success of the church, the success of its programs, a conflict free church...

It was helpful to read the many comments from other students concerning “Wilderness� as a metaphor for the call to ministry. Some Students interpreted the wilderness as representative of “God�, “the Church�, “Ministry�, “Modern Culture� or ones “Spiritual Life�. In the widest...