The new pastor came in like a wrecking-ball.

Pastor Anonymous  |  Features  |  A Constant Gardener
Date posted:  1 Oct 2014
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The new pastor came in like a wrecking-ball.

Hell has no fury like a woman spurned and heaven has no fury like a new pastor bursting to start his ministry.

So often, a pastor new to his church makes a hash of things under the pretext of zeal and gifting. This church, he decides, needs radical and urgent work, so he’s the man to do it, and do it now. But skill gives way to a bulldozer approach.

Here’s an eight-step plan to ministering with a wrecking-ball:

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