"Giving no offense in any thing, that the ministry be not blamed: But in all things approving ourselves as the ministers of God..." 11 Corinthians 6;3,4.
It is no gainsaying but a true fact that respect for pastors by church members and the society is at a very low ebb today. Pastors have become the butt of jokes everywhere.
Wealthy people don't respect pastors because they believe that every pastor has a price and can be bought with money. The society at large sees most pastors as 'money monger' and that church is a commercial venture. At every turn, aspersions are cast at the church and the name of our Lord is dragged in the mud, due to the misdemeanors of big time,popular and famous pastors. People plot, plan and work against pastors through wrong accusations and the press and social media is daily awash with fake, cooked up stories of pastoral sins and evil deeds. It was not like this 35 years ago when I got saved. Then, there was high respect and honour for pastors.
