By Mickey Mallory
As the Ministerial director for the Rocky Mountain Conference, it’s my joy, honor, and thrill to be able to serve over 50 pastors in our conference.
As I get around to the churches in our region and visit folks, I’m always impressed to hear the stories, the stories of how pastors impact people’s lives. Sometimes it’s a visit when you need a visit. They were there for you. Sometimes it’s a call or a text. Sometimes it’s a sermon. Pastors are always good about being on the giving end.
But the reality is that sometimes pastors need to be on the receiving end. And so, it wasn’t too long ago when I was pastor at a church and one of my members came up to me and said, “hey, pastor, I’m praying for you.” And I thought to myself, wow, how did they know that I needed prayer?
I thanked the member for that, and, shortly after, the Lord gave me a vision, a vision of heaven. That vision was of when I get to heaven, and He shows me the trophies of my work. And I’ll praise Him for all of that, because I know it’s only through His power that I was able to do it.
But then Lord says, “Mickey, I want to show you something else.” He shows me people that were praying for me, the church members that were praying for me. And I realized that the major reason I had success on earth was because I had people praying for me.
As I thought about that, I thought, “wow, isn’t that cool?” Pastors are always on the giving end, but church members can be on the giving end, too. And that means you can have an opportunity to impact your pastor.
So, I want to invite you, if you haven’t already, to make sure every day that you pray for your pastor. Because someday, when we all get to heaven, Jesus is going to show us all the great things that happen because of all the prayers that went out.
Thank you for all that you do, and may God bless you.
—Mickey Mallory is RMC Ministerial director. Photo capture from RMC’s Ministerial video series.
