ministry is likely not your first choice, unless you’re gunning for a time slot on TBN. But there are times when we are not exercising our pastoral duties for any reason other than to pay our bills. This is pastoring for shameful gain, no matter the dollar amount. Shameful gain doesn’t have to be about money, though. There are lots of things we can shamefully hope to gain: attendance numbers, pledge cards, altar call respondents, prestige, power, book sales, Twitter followers, blog subscribers, pats