“Every time I write a post in support of the struggling pastor – and I mean every time – I get push-back over success being about numbers. There are seasons of “harvest” in ministry, and not every community is in the same season. It takes cultivation to see fruit from ministry. So no, growth won’t happen to everyone at the same time. But God is in the business of building his church. And not every pastor who desires his church to grow has made an idol out of numbers. Large, sweeping statements that indict hurting pastors who want to see God use them to reach more than the Christian core who have gathered together every week make me want to throw up. I’ll defend them every time.”
We love Ben Arment. He was our college and career pastor in Virginia, and he was also the pastor who married me and my wife. We have been great friends for years. What an awesome heart for God he has.