As a matter of fact, I'm willing to bet that mentality is
what led Pastor Worley to that dark ignorant place he preaches from.
Not exact matches
What it's about: A message - heavy morality tale starring Bing Crosby, «Going My Way» is about a popular youthful
pastor giving a group of young kids direction in life while winning over the more conventional
pastor who
lead the parish before him.
If that is
what you are intending to say, are you suggesting that similar woudn't be happening in churches
led by female
pastors?
i really would love to be
led by somebody who feels
what i feel and is courageous enough to say that even though he is the
pastor and this is his church and there is nothing to be afraid of because Christ found us and not the other way around, yet he still gets scared.
So why anyone would purport that someone who is dying and is going to face judgement either way should have someone (chaplain,
pastor, nun)
lead them in prayer or spiritual conversations obviously has lost touch with the fact that God already knows
what's in our heart.
Trying to be someone else and trying to live up to expectations put on you by a
Pastor or church moral police is
what leads people to sneak to do things and feel guilty about doing the things that make them happy.
People also don't want to obey God's
leading in their life, and get offended when their
pastor calls on them to do
what they agreed to as part of the covenant of God and surrender their life.
It's scary... and you know
what's even more scary, is the fact that most 5 - point Calvinist
pastors keep these disturbing ideas to themselves, and they are
leading both small and exceedingly large churches in the direction of Calvinist thinking without the flock even knowing.
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What if we had a conference that was not
led not by famous
pastors who are household names, but by scandalously ordinary ministers and leaders who are faithfully attempting to join with God — even in the midst of glaring obscurity and anonymity?
I did however experience two weeks ago at our worship gathering (
what I call it cause we do very little serving so doesn't justify the name worship service I feel) and I talked about that church you posted about once — the one where the biker is involved and the
pastor leading the church out into their community — and turned it on our congregation asking,
what can we do in our community?
The one thing I hope that all
Pastors take away from
what I have said is this: if you have a member of your congregation that feels
lead into full time ministry, guide and help him get there.
What I found was slightly over 50 % of the budget was dedicated to the staff (churches rarely list individual salaries for fear that people might have a problem with the
lead pastor's salary and benefits), for four
pastors.
If they read the bible they would know
what the
pastor is telling them is wrong so they are following something that is wrong and the
pastor should not be
leading them to do such a thing to their bodies.
What is the long - term cost of having churches
led by
pastors who are biblically unprepared to deal with all the questions that enter people's minds once they start examining the Gospel?
Under the
pastor's skilled
lead, she saw for herself that
what she needed to do was accept her death.
Tim i found it liberating to just do
what the Lord wants you to do i work within his boundarys and yes i attend church and enjoy it.I love the people and i love hearing the word and worshipping the Lord even if others are still bound up with traditions thats not my walk thats theres.My focus is to do
what the Lord wants me to do.There have been times i have said no to the
pastor he does nt understand why i choose not to
lead the worship.i query him as well regarding the idea that its not just performing a function because there is a need our hearts have to be in the right place so that the Lord can use us but he did nt understand where i was coming from and thats okay because of that i just said no until my heart is right i am better not being involved in
leading.But i am happy to be an encouragement to others in the worship team i havent wanted to be the leader i have done that in the past.So my focus has been just the singing and being part of different worship teams i think the Lord has other plans as the groups i am in seem to be changing at the same time i am aware that i do nt to worry about change as the Lord knows
whats best.I used to be quite comfortable
leading the music but that was before when i was operating in my own self confidence and pride.The Lord did such a huge change in my life that i lost my self confidence and that is not a bad thing at all as my spiritual growth has been incredible.The big change was my identity moved from me and
what i could do to knowing who i was in Christ and that he is my strength and confidence.Now i know that without him i can do nothing in fact i am dependent on his empowerment through his holy spirit all the time in everything.In the weekend i was asked to
lead the music at another church i attend multiple churchs although i attend two regularly one has services in the morning and one has services in the evening so the two do nt really clash.In the weekend i was asked to
lead the music its been two years since i did that and i was worried on how i would go.All i can say is that it went really well and because i stepped out in Faith the Lord really blessed the morning to the congregation.The difference is knowing that i serve the Lord with the gifts he has given me but my heart has to be right and when i do it in his way it builds up the body and it brings glory to him.May the Lord continue to show you
what he wants you to do even though others may not understand your reasons i just want you to know that you do nt have to pull away completely just work within the boundarys that the Lord gives you and do nt feel pressured by others expectations to do anything that feel uncomfortable.Be involved just as you feel
lead by the holy spirit even if it is in a very minor way take small steps.regards brentnz
He always points to Jesus and that
what makes me love his sermons cause it ALWAYS
leads to Jesus and it is about JESUS, unlike any other
pastors who whould brag about themselves.
What a
pastor must desire above all else is that his people may be
led to continue their Christian thinking, their Christian praying, their Christian living.
I attend a church where a woman is the Executive
Pastor but most people in the church don't know she's the Executive
Pastor because her
Lead Pastor is a guy and he does most of the preaching and most of
what you would see the
Lead Pastor do but at the same time the
Lead Pastor is having to submit to the leadership of the Executive
Pastor.
How about you don't try to
lead me, no matter
what your
pastor tells you.
What we can do is accept that church is not about our exact preferences and pray that God would give our
pastors insight into Scripture, that our worship leaders
lead us into passionate worship from their connection to the Holy Spirit and that all of our feet would get a little more dirty as we care for the poor together.
The fact that she didn't mention
what kind of church she
pastors leads me to believe that she does not have faith in the God of the Bible and has probably resolved to seek «enlightenment» in some new deception that makes her feel comfortable in her sin and doesn't hold her or her flock accountable to the one true God.
That is
what the
Pastor is judging as such again, she is lying, NOT proclaiming the TRUTH of God's word and
leading peopel astray and thus not of GOD!
Not taking personal time to just be you feels too selfish to most true
pastors, so I would almost bet that you were exhausted and totally spent because you love the Lord (and want to be faithful and pleasing to
what He
leads you to do) and you love the people you
pastor.
When I was a
pastor, I committed myself to following Jesus wherever He
led, no matter
what!
There will always be «lost» people who can't figure things out on their own and who need to have an authority figure telling them
what to do and how to live, and there will always be ego - maniacal
pastors and preachers to
lead the sheeple.
When I was a
pastor, I committed myself to following Jesus wherever He
led, whatever the consequences, no matter
what!
This is
what led Oklahoma youth
pastor, Stefan Warner, to suspend himself from construction equipment.