These are the day-to-day thoughts from Pastor Jeff Lawson. I pastor a Christian and Missionary Alliance Church in Battle Lake, MN. This blog will hopefully help everyone who desires to pastor a church in a rural setting...
I am just drained this week. I have had multiple very intense counseling sessions with people. It can just suck the life out of you. I love being a pastor, but sometimes the job just is very, very tough. What do some of the rest of you do to help keep yourself top-notch?
posted by Pastor Jeff Lawson @ 2:27 PM
I love the outdoors. I fish as often as I can. I also enjoy playing golf (although I never get better). I love to spend time with my family!
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Funny thing...in my first pastorate...where you grew up...I counseled frequently and I remember how it would wring me out too.
In my current church I don't counsel folks all that often because they don't request it. When I got to this church I began right away trying to teach and preach more on problem solving so they could work on their own stuff.
I'm still there if they need me. They just don't call on me for counseling that much. I'd like to think part of that is because I am teaching them how to find their own answers in the Word. I may just be fooling myself but that's my answer and its sticking to me.
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