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Professional Jealousy

I was a young pastor, just a few years out of seminary.  I went to pastor two small churches.  The pastors of the two largest churches in the community would snipe at each other.  They would be catty with each other in public.  They would talk about each other when the other wasn’t around.  They were not being kind.  That was the first time I heard the term and actually experienced “professional jealousy.”

I shared in the last article the story about Pastor Hull Byers and another pastor who encountered professional jealousy from their colleagues.  That thought prompted this article.  Does professional jealousy exist in the church today?  You betcha.  Talk to any pastor who has experienced significant success in ministry.  They will tell you some interesting tales of abuse from fellow clergy.  That is true from Bill Hybels and Rick Warren on down to a humble pastor successfully serving a church of less than 100 in a rural area.

This ought not to be . . .

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by Charles R Hughes

Michael and C. J. respond positively while standing in the baptistery. "Are you trusting Jesus Christ alone for eternal life?" Both young men say yes. We first met them at the Laundromat one block from the church.

Ours is the tiniest church in town, 75 seats in the auditorium and the small house next door is our office and education space. We faithfully support missions around the world, but we wondered how our church could reach those in our community who need Christ. That's when we started giving away free hot chocolate.

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