{"id":3501,"date":"2008-05-02T00:20:07","date_gmt":"2008-05-02T00:20:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/jesuscreed\/2008\/05\/pastors-wisdom-a-series.html"},"modified":"2008-05-02T00:20:07","modified_gmt":"2008-05-02T00:20:07","slug":"pastors-wisdom-a-series","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/jesuscreed\/2008\/05\/pastors-wisdom-a-series.html","title":{"rendered":"Pastor&#8217;s Wisdom: A Series"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Starting Monday, and while Kris and I are in South Africa, we will begin a series I&#8217;ve called Pastor&#8217;s Wisdom. I asked a series of seasoned pastors this question: If you could start all over again, knowing what you know now, what would you focus on? Or, if you gave a young pastor some advice, what would you tell him or her to focus on? Yes, we will have both men and women respond to this series, and I can tell you &#8212; Kris and I were blessed just reading the responses. I&#8217;m sure you will agree. (I asked them to keep it 250 words if possible. Not all did; preacher&#8217;s license.) The series will be a Monday, Wednesday, and Friday series. Our Friday is for Friends series will be suspended while we are away.<br \/>\nWe have a crew working on our home, and we&#8217;ll check up on the blog and even post if we can.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Starting Monday, and while Kris and I are in South Africa, we will begin a series I&#8217;ve called Pastor&#8217;s Wisdom. I asked a series of seasoned pastors this question: If you could start all over again, knowing what you know now, what would you focus on? 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