I have worked with four amazing Lutheran pastors as a secretary/ad. assistant and I have learned this. The congregation was important to them but through my interaction with them I knew that their allegiance to Christ and serving Him came first. Their service to the congregation was centered on its well being--not for a few "useful members" but for the greater good of the whole. And it was often difficult to placate such diverse personalities with many expectations. For them it wasn't about "advancing their career" but about listening and leading with whatever talents they possessed. And I really don't mind naming these four pastors, who. we're so generous in spirit. They were: Rev. Jeffery Moore, Rev. Daniel Fienen, Rev. Delmar Krueger, and Rev. Larry Bell. Each of these men enriched my spiritual life in a very positive way while serving Christ and their congregation.