Proclaimer Blog
Maintaining momentum
At this autumn minister's conference we've planned two sessions with Wallace Benn on maintaining momentum in our personal walk with Christ and in ministry. The first session was gold dust – watch out for video and audio soon. Here are a few highlights:
- preaching is the primary ministerial duty, but though it is exacting, it is not the thing that drains and pressures most ministers
- going uphill (struggling) you need to shed needless baggage (secondary stuff)
- going downhill (doing well) you need heavy weights to keep you grounded (good doctrine)
Wallace based most of his talk on 2 Timothy 3.1-4.5. He pointed out that
- there will always be things to discourage us (e.g. 1.15, 1.8)
- there will always be things to encourage us (2.9, 2.10)
The answer therefore is always
- remember who showed you the faith (3.10, 14)
- remember your convictions, especially about the Bible (3.16, 17)
- remember your charge and its seriousness (4.1,2)
- remember what the future holds and who holds the future (4.1)