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I grew up in a church with 150 members. I am now serving in a church with 800+ members. Due to the language difference, I am now responsible for Cantonese speaking Chinese group with 140 members. For the last 3 years, the group keeps growing in 15% every year. Certainly I am glad to see the increase...

I am a person who needs sleep at least 8 hours a day. With sufficient rest, I become very productive and efficient in ministry work, and vice versa. As pastor, there is always a challenge to maintain the balance between work and rest. I know many pastors who are too overloaded to the extent of havin...

How do I respond to others who feel destabilized in a dark spiritual wilderness? I sit on the ground with him (Job 2:13) In ministry experience, there are so many sufferings and troubles I cannot explain. Last month one church sister attemptedc suicide at home because of psychological depression. I ...

Dr. Lanisk mentioned shepherds need a soft and strong hearts. It is the same as pastors. Pastor needs a soft heart to love people. Many people get wounded, and they need comforts and prayers from me. I also spend time in home visitation espeically to those who are sick and old. I learn to be patient...

Dr Lanisk mentioned "the word from our Father who sends us out is "Don't come home without them"". I meditate this sentence and refresh what is my normal action and reaction to those who wander from God. First of all, for those who are absence from church for times. I will either...

It's amazing to say God called me to serve His church. I'm just an ordinary person but I am called to vocational ministry. His calling was so clear to me and for my last 10 years I had no suspicion that God called me. It's not my ability but by grace I can continue to serve Him. In my ministry life,...

Wilderness is a site of hot and cold. Wilderness is a place to experience drought and hurricane. But it's more terrible to say it's a place to see the death of sheep. As a shepherd, wilderness brings mix feelings. This is a location with terrible memories - the death of animals, but this is also a p...