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By professionalism we have in mind the snare of reading the Scriptures principally with a view to their application to others, rather than first and foremost to applying them to our own lives; or praying for others publicly in a way we do not pray for ourselves in private; or doing things that are expected of a shepherd and teacher simply because they are expected, rather than out of joy because we know they please God. A danger inherent in being paid for a task is that we may end up doing it only as a job. We are not suggesting that those called to give their whole time to shepherding and teaching should not
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Derek J. Prime (On Being a Pastor: Understanding Our Calling and Work)