LEADERSHIP AT ITS BEST
The articles from the first ten years that helped readers most.
Mark Galli
January 1, 1990
In a marathon, runners battle not just physical fatigue, but also a type of mental madness and loneliness. In that regard, they know what it's like to be a pastor. In the midst of a marathon, some runners who have trained for months to finish the 26.2 miles will wonder why they started the race, or what prompted them to take up running in the first place. Stabbing pains in the legs threaten completion of the race. Taking water is a decision of immense proportions: too little means dehydration, too much means cramps. Too weary or isolated to talk with fellow runners, they fluctuate between despair and the euphoria of the runner's high. They keep going because there are few things in life that compare to the satisfaction of finishing a marathon. That sounds familiar to pastors. They know the loneliness of long-distance ministry: the discouragement, the doubts, the moral and spiritual battles that rage in the mind. Of course, they know the minister's high, as well, when they hear, from time to time, the inner voice of the Spirit: "Well done, good and faithful servant." For ten years now, LEADERSHIP has been a companion to clergy in the long race of ministry. Articles have addressed the wanderings and wonderings of parish pastors. Our intent: to keep ministers energized and effective in their callings. Since the beginning, each issue of the magazine has included a survey (see page 139), and through it, readers have indicated which articles have been most helpful. Along the way we've noticed that certain topics elicit the greatest positive response. LEADERSHIP readers' concerns include both the personal and the professional. And in each of those categories, four issues rise to prominence. Here are excerpts from some of the articles ...
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