The Hidden Crisis in Ministry
We live in a time where stepping into ministry is often seen as a platform rather than a responsibility. Social media has made it easier than ever to preach, teach, and lead without accountability. But what happens when the people leading others are still deeply broken themselves?
Too often, people step into leadership before they’ve truly healed. They desire to guide others while carrying wounds they’ve never surrendered to God. But ministry is not a stage to perform on—it’s a calling for those who have allowed the Holy Spirit to refine them.
The Danger of Leading While Broken
If a man is abusive and cannot control his anger at home, he shouldn’t t be pastoring others. If a woman is still nursing deep wounds and refuses to seek healing, she will unknowingly project that brokenness onto those she leads. Leadership is not about having a microphone it’s about having a heart that is first surrendered to God.
We’ve all heard the phrase, hurt people, hurt people. When someone walks in unresolved pain, they will carry that pain into their ministry. They may lash out, manipulate, or lead from a place of fear rather than faith. Instead of guiding people toward healing, they may unknowingly create more harm.
But the opposite is also true. Healed people, heal people. When you allow God to heal and transform your heart, you become a vessel through which others can experience that same restoration. You don’t t need to be perfect or have it all figured out, but you do need to be anchored in the Word and actively walking in healing, not running from it.
Are You Anchored or Avoiding?
The Bible warns us about taking on the role of leadership too lightly:
Not many of you should become teachers, my brothers, for you know that we who teach will be judged with greater strictness.—James 3:1 (ESV)
God doesn’t t require perfection, but He does require surrender. Before stepping into ministry, ask yourself:
Am I truly submitted to God, or am I still wrestling with unhealed wounds?
Am I walking in spiritual wholeness, or am I just masking my brokenness?
Am I seeking God’s s presence for transformation, or am I seeking a position for validation?
Ministry is not about performance it’s about presence. His presence in your life. His presence in your heart. His presence shaping you before you ever try to shape others.
The Call to Healing Before Leading
Leadership and ministry aren’t t about ambition; they’re about obedience. God calls us to wholeness before He calls us to lead. If we rush into ministry without allowing Him to do the deep work in us, we risk causing more harm than good.
Healing is a process. It requires surrender. It requires accountability. It requires walking in humility before stepping into authority.
So what’s s the next step?
If you feel called to ministry, take this as an invitation—not to run ahead, but to slow down and let God heal the areas of your life that still need His touch. Let Him make you whole. Seek counseling, accountability, and discipleship. Spend time in His Word, not just to teach it, but to be transformed by it.
Because the most effective leaders aren’t t those who rushed ahead, but those who allowed God to prepare them in the quiet places first.
And when you lead from a place of healing, you will bring healing to others.
Let God do the deep work in you, so that when He calls you forward, you’ll be ready.
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