The bottom line for me is this: Pastors have an obligation to have the “nice guy factor.”
This doesn’t mean we should avoid tough conversations or tough decisions. Rather, it means we embrace and approach those things with Christ-likeness.
When we’re mean, cruel, angry, untrusting, arrogant or rude, we do a great disservice to the Kingdom of God.
Pastors, we are influencers. Nice guys influence positively. Not-nice guys do the opposite.
