So, the next time someone asks you what you do, just give them
the ABC's of the pastor's task. A pastor is …
Ambassador, advocate, administrator, baptizer, building usage
consultant, confidante, confronter, community builder, discussion
leader, encourager, emotional baggage handler, funeral companion,
grace giver, grounds inspector, historian, interpreter, justice
seeker, knowledge dispenser, latent gift discoverer, mediator,
missionary, nurturer, organizer, opportunity spotter, public
speaker, problem solver, questioner, quarterback, reviewer,
Robert's Ruler, spokesperson, spiritual director, teacher,
trainer, unifier, utility player, volunteer coordinator, vision
caster, wedding ceremony presider, X-traordinary ingenuity with
limited resources (like figuring out a way to use the letter X),
youth advocate, yule celebrator, zeal stoker, zoo keeper (okay,
so it just seems that way).
Marshall Shelley, Leadership Journal editor
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