“Friendship … is born at the moment when one man says to another “What! You too? I thought that no one but myself . . .” ― C.S. Lewis, The Four Loves
There are many, many blessings and joys of being in the ministry, but a common characteristics of being a pastor is loneliness. But does it have to be this way?
Loneliness in ministry can be attributed to . . .
- A weak marriage.
- A “Lone Ranger” mentality.
- Isolation.
- Fear.
- Past hurts and unconfessed bitterness.
- “The Elijah syndrome” (I am the only one . . . )
- Keeping everything bottled up and refusing to share.
- Not cultivating friendships outside of the congregation.
Just as loneliness is a common characteristic among those in ministry, I have found a common parallel . . . the lack of pastors intentionally reaching out to other pastors with the goal of developing different levels of friendships.
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