After my first year in ministry, I wrote three additional blogs on lessons I learned over the course of my first year. I'll post all three today. This week, I'll post the lessons learned over the last five years.
Doing Ministry is Harder than Discussing Ministry
The Hardest Criticisms Come When You're Doing the Right Things
Introduction
A week or so ago, I celebrated (well I didn't really do anything to celebrate it, but you get the idea) my first year as a student ministry pastor. Without going too far into detail, it's been a year full of highs and lows. This year has had far more "church drama" than the previous 20 years. At the same time, it's been full of ministries highs and life change. It has demanded that I grow up very fast, and learn some hard lessons the hard way.Lesson #1 - Ministry Isn't As Easy as I Thought
- Growth isn't as easy as I thought
- Sustainable ministry isn't as easy as I thought
- Discipleship isn't as easy as I thought
- Dealing with criticism isn't as easy as I thought
- Working with a budget isn't as easy as I thought
- Sticking to a ministry plan isn't as easy as I thought
- Consistently partnering with parents isn't as easy as I thought
- Earning good credibility with parents and students isn't as easy as I thought
- Teaching the same group of people for over a year isn't as easy as I thought
- Taking time off isn't as easy as I thought
- Structuring a ministry isn't as easy as I thought
- Staffing a ministry isn't as easy as I thought
- Doing what matters most isn't as easy as I thought
- Sticking to your purpose isn't as easy as I thought
- Sustaining momentum isn't as easy as I thought
- Providing opportunities for people to serve isn't as easy as I thought
- Getting students to serve isn't as easy as I thought
- Keeping spiritually fresh while serving in ministry isn't as easy as I thought
- Finding time to read isn't as easy as I thought
- Doing ministry and keeping up a blog isn't as easy as I thought
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