FRIENDS

We all need them. We all wish we had them. Sometimes we wish we had better friends. Often we wish we were better friends. Rarely do people have more than one or two "best" friends.

So what makes friends? The ability to connect. The feeling that you are in a position to connect. The scenario that prompts you to actually have something to connect.

These elements or potential lack of any of not all of them, is, at least in part, what makes it difficult for people to reach out between pastors and lay-person.

But it must be down. Don't leave church leadership out in the cold by not making connections and friendships with them because you think they are in a different world, spiritually or otherwise, from the one you operate in. 

Pray today for pastors, that the friendships they have would be strong and that they would be strengthened.

Pray for friendships that are in not "good shape", that restoration and healing would transpire where needed or that doors would open for new friendships to be made

Pray, especially for spouses of pastors, that genuine connections and friendships would develop...that the families would not get lost in the advancement of the ministry.

Be a friend to your pastor. Start today!

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