Comments on: What I Learned from the Board of Ordained Ministry http://andrewconard.com/2009/03/31/what-i-learned-from-the-board-of-ordained-ministry/ Thoughts on faith, life and ministry... Mon, 28 May 2012 14:50:20 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Joseph http://andrewconard.com/2009/03/31/what-i-learned-from-the-board-of-ordained-ministry/#comment-7771 Tue, 31 Mar 2009 15:46:35 +0000 http://andrewconard.com/?p=1465#comment-7771 I was once given the advice to learn more Korean because I asked to be moved out of a Korean church, since I didn’t understand majority of meetings and gatherings.

A friend of mine told me these:
1) Show Up
2) Speak the truth
3) love them
4) don’t worry about results.

I think the fourth one always lifts a burden off of me…

]]> By: spencerss http://andrewconard.com/2009/03/31/what-i-learned-from-the-board-of-ordained-ministry/#comment-7770 Tue, 31 Mar 2009 15:26:21 +0000 http://andrewconard.com/?p=1465#comment-7770 1. Don’t underestimate hospital visitation.
2. Preach Christ.
3. Expect to move.

The best advice came from my current senior pastor at Asbury, Tom Harrison:
4. Lower your expectations and raise your commitment.

]]> By: Swish http://andrewconard.com/2009/03/31/what-i-learned-from-the-board-of-ordained-ministry/#comment-7768 Tue, 31 Mar 2009 13:28:42 +0000 http://andrewconard.com/?p=1465#comment-7768 When I had my commissioning interview last year, we had three different interviews with two people (so six people total). Each time, I asked what they like most about ministry. And almost to a person, they said, “Seeing somebody ‘get it.’” Now that says a lot about our calling, doesn’t it?

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