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Mar 02
2010
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What You Can BePosted by Joe Carmichael |
I read a quote credited to Coach Tom Landry, “The job of a football coach is to make men do what they don’t want to do, in order to achieve what they’ve always wanted to be.” It occurred to me that that is also the work of a pastor, with one HUGE exception. A pastor can’t successfully “make” anyone do anything…especially what they don’t want to do.Something I’ve clearly learned in 40 years of ministry is that a pastor best serves his or her role by leading, inspiring, and exemplifying the possibilities of what a man or woman can become. And even that can result in an often less than stellar success record. Something I haven’t learned so well is avoiding discouragement when tons of time and energy have been invested in the lives of individuals only to see them turn away from what they can become. It helps me gain a sense of what God must feel when I turn away from all that God would have me become.
