The Great Shepherd has taught His Under-shepherds that He “will build His Church” and that He “will draw all men nigh”. That should be a great encouragement to the local pastor in understanding that God knows who is in our churches because God brought them in.
God wants us as a Pastor to minister to who we have. We desire to grow and draw others in, but today my job is to Pastor to the sheep that I have! If I have a predominately senior congregation, than I better be the best pastor that those seniors could ever have. If I find that my church is made up of predominately blue collar workers, than it is my job to focus on and relate to those hard working folks. “All things to all people” and not try to be All things so that I can attract all people!
Minister to the people that I have today!
