When Paul said that a pastor must fight like a soldier, train like an athlete and work hard like a farmer, he had in mind the manliest of men leading the Church. (” Tim 2:1-7). Sadly the weakest men are often drawn to ministry simply because it is an indoor job that does not require heavy lifting.
Mark Driscoll
From the book “Confessions of a Reformission Rev.: Hard Lessons from an Emerging Missional Church (Leadership Network Innovation Series)”