behind doing ministry is not the benefits derived, it is nonetheless true that ministers derive benefit from serving.26 This makes keeping others in the heart of ministry even more important. No doubt some ministers do what they do for the wrong reasons (Phil. 1:15), and many even minister without having a genuine relationship with God (Matt. 7:22–23), but it is also true that well-intentioned ministers can be sidetracked by making their needs central to the neglect of other people’s needs. Why,
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