Episode 6: The Pastor and Identity

  Show Notes The Pastor with a misplaced identity will drift toward “CEO pastoring” or being the “Shepherding shepherd” who cares for the church over his family. Quotes from the episode God hates visionary dreaming; it makes the dreamer proud and pretentious. The man who fashions a visionary ideal of community demands that it be realized by God, by others, and by himself. He enters the community of Christians with his demands, sets up his own law, and judges the brethren and God himself accordingly. He stands adamant, a living reproach to all others in the circle of brethren. He acts as if he is the creator of the Christian community, as if his dream binds men together. When things do not go his way, he calls the effort a failure. When his ideal picture is destroyed, he sees the community going to smash. So he becomes, first the accuser of his brethren, then an accuser of God and finally the despairing accuser of himself. Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Life Together Article Recommendation http://theshepherdscrook.co/5-callings-of-a-pastor/ Book Recommendation Jared Wilson The Pastors Justification  https://www.amazon.com/Pastors-Justification-Applying-Christ-Ministry/dp/1433536641/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1535983753&sr=8-1&keywords=the+pastors+justification