{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Church Answers","provider_url":"https:\/\/churchanswers.com","title":"Why the \u201cFishbowl\u201d of Ministry is Not a Bad Thing, and One Step to Consider | Church Answers","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"231uioJfnu\"><a href=\"https:\/\/churchanswers.com\/blog\/why-the-fishbowl-of-ministry-is-not-a-bad-thing-and-one-step-to-consider\/\">Why the \u201cFishbowl\u201d of Ministry is Not a Bad Thing, and One Step to Consider<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/churchanswers.com\/blog\/why-the-fishbowl-of-ministry-is-not-a-bad-thing-and-one-step-to-consider\/embed\/#?secret=231uioJfnu\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Why the \u201cFishbowl\u201d of Ministry is Not a Bad Thing, and One Step to Consider&#8221; &#8212; Church Answers\" data-secret=\"231uioJfnu\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/churchanswers.com\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/churchanswers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Blog-Article-Picture-new-47.png","thumbnail_width":1200,"thumbnail_height":628,"description":"I had been a pastor for about ten months when the adult daughter of church members\u2014a daughter who did not attend our church\u2014stopped me for a brief conversation in a local grocery store. I had bought a home in that neighborhood a few months before. To my surprise, the daughter said to me, \u201cI drive by your house on the way to work each day. I don\u2019t know why, but I almost can\u2019t help but look over there to see what\u2019s up.\u201d My guess is that her words reflected simple curiosity, but they sure sounded strange at the time. Later that day, I reflected on something I had not thought about much as a rookie pastor: people are watching us. We really are at times in the proverbial \u201cfishbowl.\u201d Right or wrong, that\u2019s reality. This many years later, though, I don\u2019t think that\u2019s necessarily a bad thing for us."}