Are you an authority or an influencer? 

In decades of ministry, every time God has called me on to a new place to serve Him and I’ve had the bitter-sweet experience of saying goodbye to kids I’ve gotten to know and love, I’ve never had one child thank me for my amazing Children’s Ministry. They’ve never said how much they appreciated how well run it was, how well staffed and organized it was, or how well thought-through my philosophy of ministry was, nor the impact that it had on their spiritual development. Not even one mentioned the curriculum I chose (or wrote!), the programs I designed, implemented, or ran, or even the incredible (can I add amazing?) events that I planned and pulled off for them. They didn’t even thank me for the extra hours I put in or the countless dollars I spent when the budget wasn’t enough for what I felt was needed.

Does this mean they weren’t grateful or didn’t thank me?

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