09/06/2026
๐๐จ๐ฐ ๐๐ซ๐ ๐๐จ๐ฎ, ๐๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ซ?
We often ask our friends how they are doing.
We ask our family, our coworkers.
We ask the people we love.
But when was the last time we sincerely asked,
โHow are you, Pastor?โ
Not โHow is the church?โ
Not โHow is the program?โ
Not โHow is the ministry?โ
๐๐จ๐ฐ ๐๐ซ๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ?
๐๐๐ก๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐ฒ ๐ฌ๐๐ซ๐ฆ๐จ๐ง ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐ฌ๐จ๐ง.
๐๐๐ก๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐ฒ ๐๐ข๐๐ฅ๐ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐ฌ๐จ๐ง.
๐๐๐ก๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐ฒ ๐๐ก๐ฎ๐ซ๐๐ก ๐ฌ๐๐ซ๐ฏ๐ข๐๐, ๐ก๐จ๐ฌ๐ฉ๐ข๐ญ๐๐ฅ ๐ฏ๐ข๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ, ๐ฉ๐ซ๐๐ฒ๐๐ซ, ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ฌ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐งโฆ
๐๐๐ก๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐ฒ ๐ฅ๐๐ญ๐-๐ง๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ ๐๐๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ ๐ก๐ฎ๐ฆ๐๐ง ๐๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ซ๐ซ๐ฒ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐๐๐ง๐ฌ ๐ฆ๐จ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ฉ๐๐จ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ ๐ง๐๐ฏ๐๐ซ ๐ฌ๐๐.
Sometimes we expect pastors to be strong all the time.
To always have the answers, to never get tired, to never struggle and to never feel discouraged.
๐๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ฌ ๐๐ซ๐ ๐ก๐ฎ๐ฆ๐๐ง ๐ญ๐จ๐จ.
They have fears, disappointments, battles they pray about.
They have tears they wipe away before standing behind the pulpit.
And while they spend so much time caring for others, sometimes there is nobody asking how they are doing.
๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ฉ๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ซ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ง๐จ๐ญ ๐จ๐ง๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ ๐ฌ๐๐ซ๐ฏ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐จ๐ ๐๐จ๐. ๐๐ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐๐ฅ๐ฌ๐จ ๐ฌ๐จ๐ฆ๐๐จ๐ง๐ ๐ฐ๐ก๐จ ๐ง๐๐๐๐ฌ ๐๐ง๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐๐ ๐๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ, ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ, ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐๐ฒ๐๐ซ.
๐๐๐๐จ๐ซ๐ ๐๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐๐ข๐ณ๐ข๐ง๐ , ๐ฉ๐ซ๐๐ฒ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐ก๐ข๐ฆ.
๐๐๐๐จ๐ซ๐ ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐๐ข๐ง๐ข๐ง๐ , ๐๐ง๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐๐ ๐ ๐ก๐ข๐ฆ.
๐๐๐๐จ๐ซ๐ ๐๐ฑ๐ฉ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฆ๐จ๐ซ๐ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐ก๐ข๐ฆ, ๐ซ๐๐ฆ๐๐ฆ๐๐๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ญ ๐ก๐ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐๐๐ซ๐ซ๐ฒ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ฉ๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐ข๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐๐ฌ ๐ฆ๐จ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ฉ๐๐จ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ง๐๐ฏ๐๐ซ ๐๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ง๐๐๐ซ๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ง๐.
๐๐๐ฌ๐ฉ๐๐๐ญ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ฉ๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ซ.
Not because he is perfect but because God has entrusted him with a sacred responsibility.
๐๐ฎ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ฉ๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ซ.
Not only financially or through attendance, but through kindness, cooperation, and a willing spirit.
๐๐จ๐ฏ๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ฉ๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ซ.
Not because he never makes mistakes, but because he is faithfully trying to serve God while being just as human as everyone else.
And most importantly, ๐ฉ๐ซ๐๐ฒ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ฉ๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ซ.
Pray for his ๐๐๐ข๐ญ๐ก when ministry becomes heavy.
Pray for his ๐๐๐ฆ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฒ when sacrifices become difficult.
Pray for his ๐ก๐๐๐ฅ๐ญ๐ก when exhaustion tries to catch up.
Pray for his ๐ก๐๐๐ซ๐ญ when discouragement comes because the enemy often attacks those who are helping lead others closer to Christ.
The next time you see your pastor.
Ask, โ๐๐จ๐ฐ ๐๐ซ๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ, ๐๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ซ?โ
And mean it.
You might be surprised how much encouragement can come from knowing that someone cares not only about the ministry but also about the man behind it.