{"id":5072,"date":"2010-10-16T14:06:20","date_gmt":"2010-10-16T14:06:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/deaconsbench\/2010\/10\/10-lessons-from-25-years-in-ministry.html"},"modified":"2010-10-16T14:06:20","modified_gmt":"2010-10-16T14:06:20","slug":"10-lessons-from-25-years-in-ministry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/deaconsbench\/2010\/10\/10-lessons-from-25-years-in-ministry.html","title":{"rendered":"10 Lessons from 25 years in ministry"},"content":{"rendered":"

These come from the Rev. Bill Shuler, <\/a>at the Capital Life Church in Arlington, Virginia:<\/p>\n

\n1. The goal is not to win a debate but to redeem the heart.<\/p>\n

2. One’s public witness is only as authentic as one’s private integrity.<\/p>\n

3. There is no greater source of wisdom than the Bible and no investment
\nthat yields greater returns than prayer.<\/p>\n

4. Hate is only validated when one responds in like spirit.<\/p>\n

5. Jesus should never be presented as less than he claimed to be: the way, the truth and the life.<\/p>\n

6. One should live first and foremost so as to please a heavenly audience.<\/p>\n

7. One’s legacy is found not in things that matter least but in people who matter most.<\/p>\n

8. The generation into which I am born is my calling and it beckons me to be fully engaged.<\/p>\n

9. When Jesus paused while dying on the cross to make certain his mother was cared for, he showed how to prioritize family amidst ministry.<\/p>\n

10. Sermons can inspire but it is love in action that makes the most profound impact.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Read more here.<\/a><\/p>\n

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