What You Don't Know About Your Pastor

Some time ago my father (who is a pastor) got into a debate with an old member.  Now I will not go into full details, but I will tell you it was about money that churches take in.  The debate ended with my father blocking the individual.  When my father told me about the conversation, at first I was irritated, but then I realized this individual had no clue what my father had done for their family because they were simply too young at the time their family left the church. 

I remember when this person’s father came to our house every three days asking for twenty dollars for gas and food for his several children, and my father giving it to him.

I remember when the church was going on a trip and this person’s parents decided to go “in faith” knowing that they didn’t have ANY money for hotel or food for them and their several children.  So my father being the person that he is, instead of giving them gas money to get back home, he paid for their family during the entire trip.

I remember my father taking the young boys, including this person’s brothers to their football practices, and my father paying for their equipment.

I remember the prayers, the counseling sessions, the mentoring all to make this person’s parents better people.  And I see the fruit of my father’s labors.  You see all their children are doing well.  College educated, good jobs with families of their own.  But that is in part due to the fact that my father, their pastor, took the time out of his life to help somebody else. 

You see for every crooked pastor, there are three more who are working themselves to the bone for the people in their congregation.  And this is what I want you to know about your pastor, and that is they labor over you.  They pray over you.  They want the best for you.  And they want you to become better, not just for yourself, but for your children.