Every pastor has gotten the question. Sometimes it's direct: "So
what exactly does a pastor do?" Other times it comes indirectly:
"Would you be willing to … (fill in the blank)?"
A couple weeks ago, I heard a beautifully succinct summation of
pastoring. I was worshiping with a congregation made up mostly of
twenty-somethings who had not been raised in church. As the
service began, the pastor introduced himself and his calling.
"My name is Tom," he said. "I'm a pastor here. It's my job to
pray for you, whether you're a Christian or not, and to talk with
you about Jesus, whether you're a Christian or not. That's what I
do."
Marshall Shelley, Leadership Journal editor
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