Pastoral Legacy

Our new Chidrens' Pastors officially came on staff this morning at our church. Newly married, fresh out of college and ready to take on the world for the advancement of the gospel.

And as our Senior Pastor and leadership team prayed over them this morning, the remarks included the idea that the experience of an internship and a pastors' first position with a church...those two periods will indicate the long-term sustainability of whether a new pastor "sticks it out"

At the same time, the opportunity for a strong leadership to help build on an already firm foundation should have a profound impact on a young ministry.  There's only two ways this plays out. One healthy. One struggling.

As we pray for Senior Pastors, pray they take advantage of opportunities to invest in other pastors, not only in their own generation, but in the ones that come behind. On the flip-side, pray they remain humble; that no amount of experience or knowledge is complete to the point of arrival...someone is always a few mile markers ahead of you on the highway of life. Pray that ministries becoming legacies, to remember, to cherish, to build upon. May they remain steadfast in honor, rather than mocked in disarray and disappointment.

-PNC

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