How to Respond to Pastoral Critics

If the criticisms are simply not true then seek reconciliation with the one who's criticizing you. If the criticism is true but not serious then admit it, develop strategies to improve and change. One of the things that makes this so difficult is that we are almost always dealing with a matter of degrees here in fitness and abilities. It's very difficult to define whether a man's ability to communicate what the scripture says is more helpful than unhelpful. Some people get great help, others don't get help, it's extremely difficult.