In the following article, Rick Warren explains to conference attendees why he believes many he knew 10 yrs ago are no longer in ministry. You may be surprised by Warrens diagnosis and his prognosis.
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"About 10 years ago, Pastor Rick Warren made a long list of the "up-and-coming" pastors in America he wanted to pray for.
Just as he had older mentors who prayed for him when he started Saddleback Church in southern California at 25 years of age, he felt compelled to do the same for the younger generation of pastors.
Unfortunately, about half the people he listed are no longer in ministry today.
"They burned out; they flamed out morally; they got tired; they got discouraged; they quit," Warren said Tuesday to thousands of pastors and ministry leaders.
"You don't get credit for starting the race. You get credit for ending it well," he stressed. "The only way you're going to finish well is if you build roots, not fads, not therapies, not management."
Warren, who has been training pastors for 30 years, believes most churches, pastors and Christian leaders are "spiritually rootless." While they chase the latest fad, methodology or technology, many are not rooting themselves deep in Christ, Scripture and love. And without deep roots, Christ followers give up ministry as soon as life gets hard. "
http://www.christianpost.com/article/20100210/rick-warren-calls-for-radicals-rooted-in-christ/index.html
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