by Dennis Gladden, By Green Pastures, ©2026
(Oct. 7, 2026) — “Serve the audience you have.”
Five words. Simple on their own, but a burr when strung together.
Ever since I heard them on a recent podcast, they have clung like fur from our son’s pair of English Cream Golden Retrievers (meet Arlo below).
“Serve the audience you have.”
The advice resonates because the guest expressed what I try to do here on By Green Pastures.
Writers and pastors—anyone, actually, who seeks an audience—are tempted to pursue the sheep outside our pastures. We want more people to hear our message, and that means corralling those who are not yet in the fold, sometimes to the neglect of the ones we have.
Her words brought to mind the 294 of you who follow me. You are my audience. Often during the year, I take a cue from the Apostle Paul and “thank my God upon every remembrance of you” (Philippians 1:3).
You testify to God’s faithfulness. I have written previously that I seek to present reasonable content as best I can and depend on God to draw the readers. No perks. No gimmicks. No clickbait. I count on God to steer the Substack surfers here as He sees fit.
God has been merciful. I gained 45 subscribers (one paid) and 69 followers since last October. God has given the increase.
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