Seth Godin is my pastor because no one cares for their congregation (tribe) more than he does.

Anne Lamott is my pastor because she receives grace better than anyone I’ve ever seen. (I’m sure she’s just as adept at giving out grace as well.)

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If you’ve been around the church for any length of time, you’ve heard of people leaving the marketplace to go into full-time ministry.

“God’s called me out of my full-time job as a banker/accountant/clown/baker/realtor to be a pastor.”

I don’t doubt these promptings by the Spirit. But why is it that we never hear of the opposite?

Why do we hardly ever hear of people being called out of full-time ministry into the marketplace? Surely they exist.

Last week I took a look at a New York Times article that said clergy were fatter, sicker and sadder than the rest of the population.

I was expecting a little more push back on my post and the article itself, but surprisingly most all of you were in complete agreement with what the article stated. This is what reader Megan said:

Oh My Goodness! I have been hoping someone else would notice this! It’s becoming such a trend in our churches, and it’s simply unbecoming. I’m a PK, and debating on going into ministry because I don’t want to turn into this person.

Some more insights from reader Keith:
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The Summit hath cometh.

I’ll spare you the details, but the Global Leadership Summit at Willow Creek came and went last week and I’m still feeling the effects of it today!

Challenging speakers.
Ideas that I’m still mulling over.
Conviction to act rather than just sit and theorize.
All that from the Summit.

You can read all my live-blogged notes from the Summit here. Otherwise if you’re short on time, here are some of my favorite insights from each speaker:

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