I MUST NOT BE A REAL PASTOR

As Pastoral Ministry Faces Unique Challenges, This Book Provides Truths that Emboldens

Xulon authors Tim and Karen Johnson discuss the doubts, challenges, and purposes of ministry in this book to encourage pastors.

2019-10-25

Tim and Karen Johnson’s book I Must Not Be A Real Pastor: 23 Truths That Validate Your Call ($12.49, paperback, 9781545676189; $5.99, e-book, 9781545676196), is available for purchase.

 

Being a Pastor is a big deal! It’s supposed to be. Because it is, the devil takes great pleasure in trying to minimize our effectiveness. And he does a great deal of that work inside our own mind and spirit. The purpose of this book is to share some of the authors’ experiences, especially as new pastors, in hopes that some of the problems they faced can help others in similar situations know that they are not “the only ones” whom the devil hits.

 

“The picture we hope we paint for you is that you are not the problem. The people of your church are not the problem. But the devil wants to use the people of your church to make you think you’re the problem, so he can thwart whatever good God is doing through you. And God is using you. You are doing some good. You are making a difference. You are a real pastor” said Tim and Karen.

 

Tim was born in Tennessee. He is a 1985 graduate of Southeastern University in Lakeland, FL and is Ordained as a Minister of the Gospel in The Wesleyan Church. He is also a member of the International Ministerial Fellowship of Minneapolis, MN. Karen was born in Georgia and is a 2007 graduate of the Biblical Studies Program of Victory World Ministry Training Center in Norcross, GA. She also holds a professional license in Aesthetics. Her “professional” career has centered around volunteerism at private and public schools, homeless shelters, migrant farmworkers agencies, hospitals, and churches. Tim and Karen were married in 1994. They have one child in heaven.

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Xulon Press, a division of Salem Media Group, is the world’s largest Christian self-publisher, with more than 12,000 titles published to date. I Must Not Be A Real Pastor: 23 Truths That Validate Your Call is available online through xulonpress.com/bookstore, amazon.com, and barnesandnoble.com.

 

 

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