We ministers say yes to the call of God fully expecting to improve the world, or at least our little corner of it. For those of us who survive the devastating loss of idealism, humility settles in. Our desperate tug-of-war with pride ends with a kind of resignation; we learn to accept that nothing short of supernatural intervention can bring lasting change to the world—including our little corner. Fortunately, the Lord doesn’t leave us to wallow in gloomy despair; instead, He faithfully transforms