I weep when I read ads from churches seeking a new pastor when their pulpit becomes vacant for whatever reason.
They often publish all the minimum qualifications the person they are seeking must have. Sometimes, they will even share what their budget will allow for a salary package. Searching churches must never ask: “What kind of person do we want as pastor?” Or “What kind of person can we afford?” The only right question is: “LORD, who do You want to be our pastor?”
I weep because when you ask God who He wants in the position, He does not give qualifications, and financial parameters, He simply points out the person He has already selected.
“Call unto me, and I will answer thee, and show thee great and mighty things, which thou knowest not.” (Jeremiah 33:3)
