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Confessions: What I Hate About Ministry


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“Hello, my name is Michael. I am in ministry. I am a minister. Yes, a pastor.” 

I am neither a pastor nor the some of a pastor. Nor am I the son of the son of one. Those are both the understatements of the year. Yes, my great, great granddad did become a circuit riding Baptist evangelist and pastor after experiencing a life changing moment just after he shot a man for cheating him in cards(!), but I am not sure if that qualifies. Oh, and yes, I am a pastor . . . but not really.

My love for ministry is great and not so great at the same time. I want to talk

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  1. Sena Singh says:

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    Sir, I am the director of “HHH” (Helping Hands for Handicapped). I am Sena from India. We serve the ministries, churches, schools, houses and different people to translate and proofread or recheck their words (written and recorded) and websites into our languages, Korean, Hebrew, Greek, French, Turkish, Nepali, Arabic, Hindi, Persian, German, Japanese, Chinese, Urdu, Punjabi and many other languages.

    If you need any assistance please feel free to see http://indiahhh.webs.com/

    Thank you.

    Sena

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