1Tim. 4:16 Pay close attention to yourself and to your teaching; persevere in these things, for as you do this you will ensure salvation both for yourself and for those who hear you.
One inescapable reality for all believers INCLUDING those in ministry is that our sinful flesh remains in play. Embracing the call to pastor does not eradicate our flesh. While there are called leaders, there is no perfect leader. There are gifted & godly leaders but none are immune to the sin nature that remains in each until Jesus Himself returns.
Whether passion, personality or ability every pastor that has an upside also has a dark side. Some are more obvious than others. It is always more obvious in others than it is in the mirror. And therein lies the problem. If our dark side is left unrecognized, unacknowledged and unaddressed it waits to betray Jesus’ work in us and harm His work through us.
Continue reading Book Highlight: Overcoming the Dark Side of Leadership by Gary McIntosh & Samuel Rima“How easy it is for us as spiritual leaders to use our ministry positions and the people we have been called to lead to advance our own goals and meet our own neurotic needs.” p. 213
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