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Chuck DeGroat: Is Ministry Outpacing Formation?

ChurchLeaders·Oct 22, 2026 · 5:17 PM CT
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Therapist and spiritual director Chuck DeGroat tells ChurchLeaders' FrontStage BackStage that pastors can become highly competent at ministry long before their spiritual and emotional formation catches up. Drawing on his book Who You're Becoming, he describes formation as a slow "ripening" that can't be rushed.

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