”Who is weak, and I am not weak? Who is made to stumble, and I do not burn with indignation?” (v. 29)

A word from the pastor’s heart:

It is entirely too easy for us to strut around the stage, to crow about our credentials, and to position ourselves as professional professors. More than a few have taken the title of “pastor” and done just that. We’ve made ministry a job, and we’ve aimed for public personas as performers.

Maybe that’s what the wider world thinks ministry is.

But…what is actual, vital, biblical ministry?

It’s a heart that beats for Jesus’ people. It’s a willingness to step into their hurts and put some of it on your shoulders. It’s a determination to shepherd, though their sins and their consequences burn you up, too. It’s the choice to be weaker, so that they might learn to walk with devoted strength.

A pastor bears burdens before he builds platforms.

And he does it, so that the church might be presented to Christ, free from her blemishes.

Pray for us.

— Tyler