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Hi [subscriber:firstname | default:subscriber],
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Here's a thought, a quote, and a resource I wanted to share with you this Thursday.
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Almost every church and pastor is in the same position right now.
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Large, well-resourced churches face the same challenges as small, under-resourced churches. Pastors with big staffs and visible profiles are facing the same struggles as unknown pastors with average gifts.
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The ground has been leveled.
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The positive: We’re all back to the basics.
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The negative: We’re all struggling. We all need encouragement.
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“Be fit for your work, and you will never be out of it. Do not run about inviting yourselves to preach here and there; be more concerned about your ability than your opportunity, and more earnest about your walk with God than about either. The sheep will know the God-sent shepherd; the porter of the fold will open to you, and the flock will know your voice.”
(Charles Spurgeon, Lectures to My Students)
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A friend wrote to me: “Thanks to you I'm reading What Church Can Be. Can't put this book down.”
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If you’re looking for some encouragement in ministry, along with some wicked-awesome Bostonian lingo, then I think you’ll enjoy this book.
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