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Pastoring How Do You Know When You Are Genuinely Shepherding People and When You Are Simply Keeping the Church Running? 1 answer Pastoring How do you know God is calling you into ministry? 1 answer Pastoring Should a pastor be friends with church members? 1 answer Pastoring How close should a pastor be to church members? 1 answer Pastoring How do you care for members without burning yourself out? 1 answer Pastoring How do you respond when someone says, “The pastor doesn’t care about me”? 1 answer Pastoring What do you do when a member constantly complains about the church? 1 answer Pastoring How do you handle a church member who calls the pastor for everything? 1 answer

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