Mark Clifton and Mark Hallock discuss an article from Chuck Lawless on some areas that create tension in ministry.
Some Highlights:
- Doing pastoral care vs. leading the organization
- Focusing on private study vs. doing public ministry
- Prioritizing new members vs. concentrating on longer-term members
- Doing evangelism vs. doing discipleship
- Budgeting for staff vs. budgeting for ministry and missions
- Changing things too quickly vs. changing them too slowly
- Spending time with family vs. being with the church family
- Reaching our neighbors vs. reaching the nations
- Honoring the past vs. preparing for the future
- Ministering to older folks vs. ministering to the young
- Extending grace vs. carrying out church discipline
- Hanging out with non-believers who need the gospel vs. hanging out with believers who love their church staff
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