You can take the minister out of the pulpit, but you can’t take the ministry out of the minister.

Katherine J. Walden
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The ministry is the heart of a minister. When you remove the pulpit, you cannot take the ministry out of the minister. Rather, you have to take the person out of the ministry.

Source: Dare To Call Him Friend

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