This is the fourth of Ministry Matters' new video series featuring well-known pastors and ministry leaders across America. Check back next week to see featured video of Jo Saxton, director of 3DM, a missional church-coaching agency. 

William H. Willimon is Bishop of the North Alabama Conference of the United Methodist Church. He has been named as one of the Twelve Most Effective Preachers in the English-speaking world, and is author of numerous books, including the recent Why Jesus? and Will to Lead, Grace to Follow.

Here, he talks about how social media combats some of the loneliness and isolation that pastors often feel.

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