Would any current religious leader aspire to have Jesus’ ministerial resume? After all, He started with a dozen men that no self-respecting church was likely to pursue. He traveled constantly, never really establishing any set location. His followers rarely seemed to grasp the things He said. Other ministers constantly talked about Him behind His back. And though He had a couple of well attended camp meetings, by the end of His three year run, none of His congregation was willing to be seen in town with Him. By our standards for ministry, He could hardly be viewed as a “success”.
And yet, in His final days He could truthfully declare, that He didn’t do anything that He didn’t see the Father do first (John 5:19), and that if you had seen Him, you had seen the Father (John 14:9).
In light of these proclamations, I would suggest that this is ultimately the Father’s standard for ministry, and if that’s so, we need to take a hard look at what we’re considering “successful”.
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