tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11949850.post3391547476419164822..comments2023-11-03T09:13:53.141-04:00Comments on themelios: William Wilberforce and Pastors who Change History.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13856253694243784280noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11949850.post-49331589666082687212007-03-15T15:39:00.000-04:002007-03-15T15:39:00.000-04:00Great post, Joel. It was an awesome reminder of wh...Great post, Joel. It was an awesome reminder of what we are in this for. Thanks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11949850.post-28294302956135803912007-03-07T16:01:00.000-05:002007-03-07T16:01:00.000-05:00Jasonk,Thanks for the clarification. I certainly ...Jasonk,<BR/>Thanks for the clarification. I certainly didn't intend to create a false dichotomy, and I know that often, moral failure is often preceeded by depression. I was simply trying to point out that for many pastors, there is no moral failure when they leave. They are simply tired and burned-out. Thanks for posting, and I pray God continues to use you in mighty ways.<BR/><BR/>Joe,<BR/>.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13856253694243784280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11949850.post-82368239798257705592007-03-07T14:55:00.000-05:002007-03-07T14:55:00.000-05:00Joel,I am a first time reader, and appreciated you...Joel,<BR/>I am a first time reader, and appreciated your blog. "Faithfulness to the task of equipping faithful men with the tools necessary to impact their spheres of influence with the Gospel IS success to God!" What a great line! I pray that all of us who lead will take this to heart.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11949850.post-51042936427647058642007-03-05T11:05:00.000-05:002007-03-05T11:05:00.000-05:00Joel-The call to faithfulness is all that has sust...Joel-<BR/>The call to faithfulness is all that has sustained me a few times in almost 18 years of "full time" ministry. You are more than correct (can one be?) that basing our contentment or success on the number in the seats or the bank is a quick way to looking for another line of work.<BR/><BR/>Another thing that has held me true over these years was that I did not go from college to seminary Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11949850.post-1896718242534407222007-03-03T18:17:00.000-05:002007-03-03T18:17:00.000-05:00i needed this, joel, and i haven't even graduated ...i needed this, joel, and i haven't even graduated seminary yet.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11949850.post-82373306999326979282007-03-02T08:22:00.000-05:002007-03-02T08:22:00.000-05:00Great article. Thanks for writing it.I am a forme...Great article. Thanks for writing it.<BR/><BR/>I am a former pastor, who left the ministry in 2001. Sometimes I miss it. Most of the time I do not.<BR/><BR/>The only issue I take with what you wrote is that you seem to distinguish between people who leave the ministry, and those who leave the ministry as a result of moral failure. I want you to know that often, it is both. Sure, there are jasonkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15286051485290549551noreply@blogger.com