Jamin over at the Metamorpha blog has posted on an incredibly important issue in ministry. I suggest you read it here. Basically, the controversial claim is that many (could we even say most) of contemporary pastoral ministry is fundamentally secular. This is not to say that it is unChristian, as much as a-Christian. In other words, it is the claim that ministry has simply become pragmatically answering issues which arise in the church rather than addressing them spiritually. I would love to hear some thoughts about this. Have you seen this in your own ministry? In your church? Have you seen people pushing against this? Where?