Offense
I learned a lesson early on in ministry.
You offend a lot of people- really, a lot!
Before you have the title or position of pastor or ministry leader, people let the things you do, think, or say run smoothly off their back. But once you have some position of influence or authority, watch out! The things you do, think, and say roll off of people’s backs like a square piece of wood up a hill of sandpaper.
And it hurts.
Over the next day or so I will be processing my thoughts on the subject and what it is I should do when I offend someone in my ministry and if I should care or not.
In Kindergarten I was officially voted 'Most Inquisitive'.
I have been asking questions ever since as I believe that they are the catalyst to discovering the world all around us.
The answers to these questions have led me into an everlasting committed relationship with Jesus Christ, into a marriage with the love of my life, and into being the father of the two most beautiful children on earth.
It is my personal mission to glorify God with my life, advance His Kingdom through my ministry, and to love my family with everything I have.
I am the Pastor at Fellowship Church in Salem, Oregon and these are my thoughts on life.