# When Your Pastor Feels Distant

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Podcast: [Ask Pastor John](https://stenobird.com/podcast/ask-pastor-john-938111)
Published: 2026-07-06T10:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://feed.desiringgod.org/link/10715/17373722/when-your-pastor-feels-distant
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Duration seconds: 896

## Resource

How can the pastor of a growing church care for each member? Pastor John encourages shepherds to care tenderly for the flock and depend on God’s mercy.

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