One of my jobs as a pastor is not to tell you everything about faith. While I want to give the people I lead a thorough understanding of the Bible, that usually only has limited results.

A goal for my ministry is always to show people how to develop their own faith. I want them to know how to read the Bible, how to interpret it correctly, and how to apply what they have learned.

I can shout from the stage every week, “Believe this” and “Believe that,” or I can hold their hand while they are discovering what the Bible says on their own.

In my experience, spiritual growth has the longest-lasting impact when people are shown the way to faith and not when they are told what to believe.