Location matters. Access matters. Those things often matter more than skill, patience, or woodsmanship.…pretending that the playing field is level does a disservice to hunters.

I saw this post from a hunter’s observation. It struck me how this is relevant in the ministry of a local church. My experience: I pastored an established church in a small rural setting in Hazlehurst, MS. I was elected by 11 of 12 voters in 1997. In 2004, I planted a church in Clinton, Ms and have been here for 22 years. About 20 years ago, we restarted a church that had closed down in Port Gibson, Ms. In three different settings, I can attest that every place, every ministry opportunity is different.

A post from FB, The hunters report page.

“This is the part of trophy talk nobody likes to admit. Two hunters can make the same decisions, read the same sign, hunt the wind right, and wait for the right moment. One hunts elite genetics with low pressure. The other hunts average ground with neighbors on every fence line. Only one ends up remembered.”

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