Comments on: The other side of the pulpit… life as a pastor http://paulpetersonlive.com/2007/10/30/the-other-side-of-the-pulpit-life-as-a-pastor/ Evolving out loud: thoughts on parenting, spirituality, leadership, & a few other things too Fri, 10 Feb 2012 17:03:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Mike Paris http://paulpetersonlive.com/2007/10/30/the-other-side-of-the-pulpit-life-as-a-pastor/#comment-3473 Tue, 30 Oct 2007 20:54:42 +0000 http://paulpetersonlive.com/2007/10/30/the-other-side-of-the-pulpit-life-as-a-pastor/#comment-3473 Add the fourth pain — the pain of separation. Each person in the flock, especially in a smaller congregation, becomes knit to your heart. Then when you are called to leave and minister somewhere else, the ripping apart of two people joined together is painful. I know you have been through this recently Paul! Whenever the member leaves to go to another church, it hurts.

There is also the combination shots; separation pain with criticism pain; separation pain with loneliness pain, etc. The enemy knows whwre we are vulnerable. But we have the whole armor of God to stand against him. Fight on friend!

]]> By: Joni http://paulpetersonlive.com/2007/10/30/the-other-side-of-the-pulpit-life-as-a-pastor/#comment-3472 Tue, 30 Oct 2007 14:59:30 +0000 http://paulpetersonlive.com/2007/10/30/the-other-side-of-the-pulpit-life-as-a-pastor/#comment-3472 Wow, Perry’s post made me cry. Well it didn’t make me cry but writing a note to my own pastor made me cry. I just figure that pastors willingly take on the public eye and all that comes with it. I don’t think about the personal feelings very often.

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