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A Pastor’s Antidote for Comparison

By Filings on Fri, 04/23/21
Church & Ministry
Pastoral Leadership
Comparisons
Competition

“Comparison eats at pastors. We tend to to measure other pastors, categorize them in our minds, and rank ourselves accordingly. This leads to viewing other pastors and their ministries through a lens of either condescension or envy.” - Dean Taylor

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