It is in these places of interpersonal relationships, in the shared joys and sorrows, anger and rest, where we as pastors are being called to reside. It’s here that we notice, almost as a surprise, that our church is growing, that people are coming to live like Jesus, and (who would have guessed?) they’re also finding that they, too, want to love their neighbours. What is modelled in the life of the pastor, and in church leaders often informs the shapes and contours of the community we serve.
