Failure.
It’s probably one of the things we fear the most as ministry leaders.
But from where I stand, I think there are few things that would constitute true failure in ministry…
The abuse of leadership — most certainly.
Not tending to our own spiritual needs, and letting our cup run dry, such that we render ourselves ineffective would be another.
But I think much of what we do, and are called to be about, will include little failures here and there.
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