Getting Through

It's incredibly frustrating when you feel as though the person you are communicating doesn't seem to be getting "it".

I've been the frustrated sender of communication. I've been the receiver in question of communication. I am frustrated with someone. I am someone's frustration.

The irony makes me laugh, except neither scenario is usually funny as it unfolds. That said, I had a moment last night where I wondered how Pastors deal with this.  Particularly, Associate Pastors. Whether they need something as it relates to church operations and staff interaction, perhaps its issues with volunteers or laypersons within the ministry... or worse; a Senior Pastor who's frustrated themselves, and so they are "closed" to new ideas, different methods, doctrinal or scriptural differences in the preaching and teaching of God's word? 

The list is as long as you think it would be impossible to exist. We would love to think all churches operate great and get along and don't have their issues Monday-Saturday, yet we have all sat in a service at some point and caught just a glimpse of a notion, that something was amiss within a particular congregation.

Pray, on this #AssociatePastorTuesday...that lines of communication would be open and clear. Pray that misunderstandings and differences in ministry would be resolved, with a spirit of love, grace and respect...even if the ultimate result leads to parting ways. Pray for patience and guidance as conversations unfold towards reaching places of understanding. Pray that frustration would not stand in the way of progress; that effective ministry would move forward whether with members of the congregation, community or fellow servants in ministry. Pray that neither a difficult situation, nor a difficult person stand in the way of God accomplish His purpose within His church, whether we acknowledge someone else has the problem or we admit to actually being the problem. May God's grace cover us all.


-PNC

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