7 WORDS OF GUIDANCE FOR YOUNG CLERGY

1. Find a disciplined way to read Scripture.
2. Cultivate friendships.
3. Don’t worry about the next assignment.
4. Detach or detox from the culture wars
5. Don’t obsess about the decline of the mainline church
6. Get as much education as possible.
7. Stay close to the theological sources of life.

By Kenneth H. Carter, Jr.