#272: A FRANK TALK ABOUT MINISTRY: Part 4 – Answering More Tough Questions

What are the most helpful insights you have into the ministry transition from simply minister slash leader to leader of leaders or minister to ministers? It would be a number of things.

The main one would be time and experience.

A ton of it.

I personally don't believe any Christian has any business leading leaders unless they've had at least 15 to 20 years of experience in the trenches themselves in ministry.

I just do not see how you can be of much value.

You'll be bluffing, in my opinion.

The other thing is I would say that anyone who has a desire to be in a leadership role to people in ministry, to other leaders, And I'm not talking about passing on knowledge.

I'm talking about training people, equipping them in ministry, leading leaders, okay? Passing on knowledge is something different.

And I think that, for example, you want to teach Greek to seminary students.

Well, all you need for that is to learn Greek, right? So you have that knowledge, you can pass it on.

But I think this question is about leading people in ministry.

The other thing would be, if you have such a desire, I would caution you against pressing on any doors yourself.

In other words, tread carefully and let the Lord open that door.

One of the best signals to tell if that's what you should be doing is that leaders, people in ministry, are looking to you.

They're asking you questions.

They want you to mentor them.

You understand? I think it's dangerous to try to push open a door like that yourself.

And you can do it.

You have the ability to do that.

But in my opinion, you're going to hurt other people and you'll probably hurt yourself in the process.

I take that very seriously.

But time and experience and allowing the Lord to open the doors rather than you pressing them open.

That would be my answer to that.