Blog Entries by Gregory Mathis

Personal Hurt in Ministry: Spurgeon on Feelings of Betrayal

August 14, 2023

Anyone engaged in pastoral ministry will need to grapple with feelings of personal hurt at some point or another. Occasionally these feelings are the fruit of misunderstanding, sin, or leadership failure on the part of the pastor. But other times, they arise from a genuine sense of abandonment or betrayal. Spurgeon knew well the hurt that …