In ministry and Kingdom advance, patience is key. Pastors may spend many years in relational contact in homes and in other places of recreation, gathering, talking and relating over mugs of coffee, watching curling or a hockey game, or riding a combine. It may be years before the fruit of such involvement is seen. Because of long years of honest and mutual interaction that reflects God’s love, through prayerful lives, the Gospel expressed in word and deed, others will come to embrace new life in Christ and share in the ministry of the Church. 27
The Rural Church: Challenges & Opportunities
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