As all those in ministry know, the work never ends. There is always another meeting or another service; there is always another program or event; there is always another funeral or wedding or hospital visit.
In the midst of the maelstrom that is ministry, too often we forget the most important part of ministry — the people to whom we minister.
Goal-oriented, detail-driven
Being a type-A personality and a poster child for obsessive-compulsive disorder people everywhere, I tend to be both goal oriented and detail-driven. The casualties of these traits can often be the people who attend the services and events that we are so focused on.
Remember how Jesus responded to the woman with the issue of blood in Matthew 9. He was on a mission; His disciples were with Him, pushing Him toward that mission. What did Jesus do? He stopped to tend to the need of the one over the desires of the many. He taught the same lesson in Matthew 19 when He said, “Let the little children come to Me.”
We need to spend more time caring for people and less time caring about details. When they see the love and concern, they won’t care about anything else.
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