If you want to know why people go to seminary to become pastors, here are some reasons born of cynicism and observation: because they’re needy, attention-starved, insecure, opinionated, and they consider the position one that reflects power and authority (not so much anymore).
And they don’t all get weeded out.
Oh, some are humble and full of the Spirit and feel genuinely called, like there’s nothing else they could imagine doing with their lives. Some will be shepherds until they die, working tirelessly to spread the Good News.
But others will burn out—not because they worked their asses off for the kingdom, but because they inevitably became disillusioned and discouraged by the lack of kudos and the sheer difficulty and futility of the work.
Me? I don’t know what happened. It often seemed like I was just along for the ride. It was something that provided us a paycheck for 26 years.
Yikes.
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