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dealing with religious hostility
Advice to young pastors: to be a pastor in the context of the evangelical landscape is a privilege. By all measures evangelical Christianity is the most vibrant form of faith in the United States. Evangelical Christians volunteer more, give more money to their churches and give more to non-church charities than any other group. Nothing says “I love you” like time and cash. Evangelicals get things done, so you could do worse than to be a pastor in an evangelical setting. But there’s also a cross to bear and your being truly evangelical requires that you bear it. You must be willing to face and confront religious hostility in the camp.
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