A good friend and former partner in ministry at Bel Air Presbyterian Church, Don Coleman and I were texting back and forth last night and he mentioned that he should put together a list of things he learned from me in ministry. I thought I'd throw the list up here and then begin unpacking each part in the next couple of days.
-Macs are better than PCs
-You get to know kids more out of the office than in
-Being honest is better than being liked
-Parents are better as friends than enemies
-asking permission from parents is better than having to write a letter to say you're sorry
-being thought of as cold to the opposite sex is better than having an akward crush
-explaining why your game was boring is better than taking a kid to the hospital
-having a contingency plan & not using it is better than needing one & saying "oops"
-looking like things are handled is almost as important as having them handled
-having good people around you (& letting them know you value them) is more important than being Superman
AND: being a healthy balanced person is the ONLY way you survive ministry longterm & the best kind if example to set for your family & youth.
This entry just makes me smile.
I just shared this with several of my favorite people. I hope they will enjoy your writings.