You Might Be a Pastor at a Country Church If . . .

By Mark Wesner “¢ there are more horses than people in your county. “¢ your “auxiliary parking lot” is a cornfield. “¢ the directions to your church building include the words “covered bridge.” “¢ you have a church van . . . that you own. “¢ there”s a hitching post in your parking lot. “¢ you have two friends in the church in whom you can confide as accountability partners, and one of them is a third-grader. “¢ you pray that none of your church members” names shows up in the local newspaper”s weekly “Police Blotter” column. “¢ you pray

August 3, 2008

Christian Standard

Church & Ministry Leadership Development

Questions for Servant-Leaders

By Mark Wesner Editor”s note: The following questions were distributed as a self-examination exercise at an elders and staff retreat sponsored by First Christian Church, Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina. We believe they”re good for servant-leaders everywhere to consider. Spiritual Growth. In what way(s) are you more like Jesus today than you were one year ago? “Your attitude should be the same as that of Christ Jesus” (Philippians 2:5). “For this very reason, make every effort to add to your faith goodness; and to goodness, knowledge; and to knowledge, self-control; and to self-control, perseverance; and to perseverance, godliness; and to godliness,