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This my pastor, Randy. He is awesome because he listens. I hope you have a relationship with your pastor or a leader in the church that will stop and listen.

What character traits do you believe makes a great pastor? Or even fill in the blank- I have a great pastor because he/she ____________. 

Adam Kirk Smith
Adam Smith
25 Years in Retail, Restaurants & Hospitality · Author · Speaker · Coach

Adam spent 25 years in retail, restaurant, and hospitality leadership — managing teams of 60, growing a store from $600K to $2M+, and overseeing guest experience at a corporate level. Author of The Bravest You (endorsed by Seth Godin). Host of two podcasts. 170K monthly readers. Grimes, Iowa.

23 responses to “Great Pastor”

  1. my pastor is amazing because he has listened to me too. he has been caring, compassionate, always giving of his time, unshockable, non judgemental. my pastor is awesome because he has a heart to see people living healthy and fulfilled lives but understands that sometimes , for some people, their worlds are full of pain, depression, self harm and often other taboo topics people dont want to acknowledge … yet he does.
    my pastor is awesome, because he has stood by me through thick and thin, at normal working hours times and at the 4 am emergency times. he has held my hand while i sat in an ambulance OD ing … and he has come round with food on a plate. him and his wife have held me, loved me and continually showered me with 'value'. made me feel worth it … made me feel my life is worth it . he has earned my respect AND trust, something that i never thought i'd give a man again, and it has been no mean feat for him, its taken him years and years to gain that …

    whoah, man, that was quite emotional to write! when you put everything together and look at it like that, what a guy 🙂

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