Why Stay in Ministry?

This is my first really close look at the pastoral letters of Paul--to my great shame. I decided as I started reading them again that since it started out with a command, that I'd catalog the commands here. Then it occurred to me that others may benefit or that I may benefit from others; thus the blog. Here goes… a sentence by sentence (using the NASB) look at Paul's Pastoral Letters starting with his first command to Timothy.

1 Timothy 1:3-4 As I urged you upon my departure for Macedonia, remain on at Ephesus so that you may instruct certain men not to teach strange doctrines, 4 nor to pay attention to myths and endless genealogies, which give rise to mere speculation rather than furthering the administration of God which is by faith.

The command to the pastor: When there are strange doctrines or people are giving more attention to myths and endless genealogies, remain in that ministry.

He says stay (in the ministry location) to instruct against false and useless teachings because they serve no useful purpose other than to distract from the furthering of God's Kingdom on earth, which is done by faith. Focus on faith issues, not waste-of-time, unending projects and certainly not strange doctrines.

I recognize this is not the only reason to "stay in ministry," but if God commands, it must be a good one.
Where are today's time-wasting projects? Strange doctrines? Myths?

Are we acting by faith to further God's plans?

Pressing on, Ed