Methodist Ministers.....

Heres a change of flavour for Golden.... Today my parents were helping furnish " The Sedbergh Manse for a new Methodist Minister moving in . I asked if the congregations had finally made the often long drawn out decision of choosing a new Minister from usually several applicants . Imagine my suprise when they told me they were struggling to find a single person to fill the role but had found a man willing to do one year only !!! When i asked why they said no one wanted to move North to the post and Ministers wives wanted to know about local job opportunities , local services and schools and how far apart the parish chappels were . In other words the new breed today are career religious Ministers . No passion and full of earthly stipulations . Fat , lazy , greedy , selfish and no spiritual guidance only worldly out looks . Wasnt like this 20 years ago . No wonder Churches are in so much trouble today if this is the attitude of the Ministers . What a disgrace , but not entirely a suprise.... And no wonder some join the Church , but where is the humility?????