“If you can do anything else besides ministry, do it" is hogwash.

More thoughts on a pastoral calling

I’ve heard plenty of pastors I respect say, “If you can do anything else besides ministry, do it. Only pursue ministry if it’s the one thing you can’t live without.” Hogwash. I’d flip that around: if you can’t hold down a normal job and find contentment in ordinary work, you’re probably not fit to be a pastor.

I don’t have to be a pastor. I’ve wanted it,…