When Ministry Becomes a Measure of Your Worth - Stasi Eldredge - 235 - FrontStage BackStage with Jason Daye

Bestselling author Stasi Eldredge joins Jason Daye to explore how pastors can begin measuring their worth through ministry and rediscover intimacy with God beyond what they accomplish for Him.

Can ministry become a measure of your worth? Bestselling author Stasi Eldredge joins Jason Daye to explore how pastors and ministry leaders can begin measuring their relationship with God by how useful they are to Him.

Serving God is a beautiful expression of love, but something can quietly shift. We begin looking to our ministry, productivity, and effectiveness for reassurance that we are valuable and pleasing to God. Even when our desire to serve is genuine, we can lose sight of the deeper relationship Jesus invites us into.

Stasi is a New York Times bestselling author and cofounder of Wild at Heart. Drawing from her new book, The Ladder of Love, she shares her own experience of seeking God's approval through service and explores how Scripture invites us into a much richer relationship with Him. Together, Jason and Stasi consider what changes when ministry flows from intimacy with God rather than becoming the measure of our worth.

Together they discuss:

• How serving God can quietly become a way of measuring our value and relationship with Him
• What pastors may be missing when their relationship with God centers primarily on serving Him
• How our personal experiences of love shape what we expect from God
• The difference between doing things for God and living in partnership with Him
• What can change when we stop measuring ministry success through other people's responses
• Where to begin when we know how to serve God but struggle to receive His love

If you're a pastor or ministry leader who has begun to feel the weight of needing to accomplish more for God, this conversation offers an invitation to reconsider how you're relating to Him. Your ministry matters, but your worth was never meant to depend on what you produce. Jesus invites you to know His love personally and allow your service to grow from that relationship.

Looking to dig more deeply into this topic and conversation? FrontStage BackStage is much more than another church leadership show, it is a complete resource to help you and your ministry leaders grow. Every week we go the extra mile and create a free toolkit so you and your ministry team can dive deeper into the topic that is discussed.

Visit http://PastorServe.org/network to find the Weekly Toolkit, including the Ministry Leaders Growth Guide. Our team pulls key insights and quotes from every conversation with our guests. We also create engaging questions for you and your team to consider and process, providing space for you to reflect on how each episode's topic relates to your unique church context. Use these questions in your staff meetings, or other settings, to guide your conversation as you invest in the growth of your ministry leaders.

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