...but why does it have to be? I have a friend who just applied recently to be a youth pastor at the church he's been attending for years with his family. He's been a volunteer for a long time and has a real passion for teens and seeing them grow in the Lord. The people he spoke with about the position told him he had a good shot, top 3 even. They asked him to run the youth group in the absense of a youth pastor until the new one is hired.
He didn't get the job. Turns out top 3 really meant number 3. And why would you get someone to volunteer for a position you knew you weren't going to hire them for? I know why, because in our churches we often overlook the fact that we are dealing with people. We throw around ideas like "ministry" and "the Lord's work" as though those things are the be all end all of church. But it is people that are most important. Loving one another as we love ourselves, that is real ministry, but who has time for that? It's such a burden.
In any event, my friend will be OK. God has a way of making unpleasant situations turn out good. Not less messy or unpleasant, just good.
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