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It will never not be weird that you can get a theological education, hired into Christian ministry, and not take a single class in agriculture or spend time on a farm.<\/p>\n
I said that before I was a farmer. And now that I am? I think you need to demand a refund from your seminary because you learned marketing and bad business mantras when you should have been learning how to prepare the soil, plant, cultivate, fertilize, and harvest.<\/p>\n
How in the world can you \u201cshepherd a flock\u201d when you\u2019ve never worked with sheep and goats?<\/p>\n
I might not draw a paycheck from a church but starting a few years back my neighborhood became my congregation and you know what? I think rejecting the Church Industrial Complex and attempting to make my life Good News in the Neighborhood is way more effective than any church I\u2019ve ever been part of. I do more pastorin\u2019 now than ever.<\/p>\n
Want to know what faith looks like? Take a day off during your harvest season. Want to find your purpose and a reason to get out of beet Get some livestock. Want to know what it means make an impact on a family? Grow their dinner.<\/p>\n
Want to know what healthy organisms do? They multiply.<\/p>\n
You won\u2019t learn that at a conference, you\u2019ll learn that in the fields.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n