Busyness without purpose . Ministry produces activities, programs, conversations. If our choices of time-use are not disciplined by call and purpose, our energies become like a lazy, shallow river. Calendars without a Sabbath . Relationships without mutual nourishment .
Pastors tend to be acquainted with too many people but know too few people.
The spiritual masters have told us for centuries that without soul-friends, we won't gain spiritual momentum. Pastoral personality without self-examination . Too much ministry is built on unresolved anger, unhealthy needs for approval, and the instinct to control. Failing to explore our soul for unwholeness ultimately takes its toll. Natural giftedness without spiritual power .