ministry

Ok, there's this thing in the christian world called ministry. If you're not doing it you kinda look at it in awe, you will never be good enough to be a part of a ministry. And then there are the people who are doing ministry... Please don't ask them about their personal faith, coz they are doing ministry. And since I come out of 'doing ministry' for over 1 1/2 I think I can say that most people are hiding behind their ministry so they won't have to show themselves or their doubts.
I think a lot of time people are afraid to approach a minister because "Ye, how dareth thee to questioneth thine minister." or "Ye, how dareth thee to thinketh that thine minister has time for thee, lowly being."
Well, ok, maybe I'm exaggerating, but you're getting my point, right? I think a lot of times christians look up to ministers and ministers hide behind their ministry so they don't have to show who they really are.

One of the most important things I've learned in my ministry years is that there is no such thing as ministry. There is a christian walk, where you have a relationship with Jesus and try to follow His commands (not because you have too, but because you love Him), where you love your neighbor as yourself. And in this christian walk you can decide to join a ministerial organization or you can decide to work at Burger King. One is not better then the other.
On the other hand when you're not doing the christian walk you can choose to join a ministry or work at Burger King.
Either way, in the end people will always know what you're made of.

Everyone may stumble and fall, and we all have to work through our own issues.
I didn't write this to criticize ministries, but I would love for us to take a second look at the things we have put on pedestals, maybe we should remove a couple of them. And maybe we should learn to let our guard down and show who we really are.

This world is looking for truth. If christianity really is the truth then we don't have to make it prettier then it is, right? Since christians and christianity go together, we should be willing to show who we are and the struggles we go through so we can help others in their struggles.