Understanding the Gift in Your Pastor

One of the greatest gifts ever given to the believer is the gift in their pastor. Unfortunately, many in the Body of Christ are confused about this gift. A pastor’s involvement in a situation may cause one family to think “the pastor went too far” while another thinks “the pastor didn’t go far enough.” This confusion stems from a lack of understanding about the gift in the pastor. It was this same lack of understanding that caused Jesus to be “moved with compassion” on those of His day “because they fainted, and were scattered abroad, as sheep having no shepherd.” Sadly, believers today continue to experience similar limitations because they do not understand the gift in the pastor.