Comments on: Who Says I Can’t?

By: Users or Customers? : Church Tech Matters

Users or Customers? : Church Tech Matters — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 20:44:41 +0000

[...] he was going to do this. He referred to a series of posts I wrote last summer that started here, then went here and here. This series actually began with Clif and it is a constant theme of [...]

By: Clif Guy

Clif Guy — Wed, 11 Jul 2007 23:14:25 +0000

You’re making me blush! Thanks for the kind words.

By: clint

clint — Wed, 11 Jul 2007 18:06:38 +0000

There are certain situations in which I can see the attitude outlined in your post as a prescription for pastoral burn-out. Sometimes it is best for the pastor NOT to take on each and every task brought to him, especially if the pastor is neither gifted nor led in the area/direction to which he is being asked to go. Often it is best for the pastor to say, “I can’t do that right now, my ministry plate is full, but may I perhaps help you to minister effectively in that capacity?”