Rev. M.: Ministry Analysis

Rev. M. is my mentor and spiritual advisor, I am always comforted by her demeanor, her gentle non-judgmental spirit. The fact humbled me she would take time to share her time me after her husband’s passing not long ago. Spiritual direction for was new to her, However Rev. M. didn’t think twice about helping a woman young in ministry to find her way. Automatically I know I could trust and confide in her. I contribute this to “good” pastoral care since, not only have I have learned important Spiritual direction from Rev. M. My religious background originally hailed from the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) tradition to the Baptist tradition. Not only has she encouraged me through this transition but has been the only female individual who has, there were others who are not willing to shepherd and guide women new/young to ministry. …show more content…
M. was (guiding) me through the process, and continually praying for me, during our conversation by phone or in person we would pray together. It appeared that due to my conflict with the church, that was my struggle. I didn’t know the answers and would look to her for the answer, however she always said to follow my heart cause the answer was already there. (Lartey, 2003) Being hurt by the church and pastors makes you feel unprepared, not ready, and perhaps not called to ministry in the first place. Some of the women in ministry who had already walked the road of hard knock were not willing to give you a hand, which from my perspective I saw ministry as a very hard an unfamiliar place, since I hailed from the African Methodist Episcopal tradition to the Baptist world that was an even harder