Exodus 18:13-23 — After arranging the handful of books I owned and the few supplies I had, I sat down at my desk on a Monday morning for my first day as a minister. Sitting in the chair, looking at my (almost empty) desk, I realized something – I did not know what to do. I was embarrassed and frustrated; I had walked away from the beginning of a career in academia to enter ministry, only to realize I had no idea what I was doing. I have been trying to figure out how to do ministry for the past 26 years. Along the way, I have learned a few lessons I want to share with you all, lessons with valuable applications beyond ministry.
The first lesson – ministry needs people