We are called to be like the Bereans in Acts 17:11, so the more I followed up with Davids teaching I found that he plays fast and loose with Gods word. All believers have access to Jesus, scripture, and the power of the Holy Spirit. I think we see a lot of cases where pastors shy away from becoming friends with the people in their church. This should not be confused with ministry. In my opinion, the real trick is how much of that stuff do you (generic you) wanna extrapolate out the Bibles way back when and try an make it apply in the here and now? My Comment was Deleted Anyway, he was a clear advocate for personal pastors and not video presenters at multi-sites. But a shepherd of people he is not. Its the most important part of the Baptist church, in the eyes of many. The early church did without them for centuries, and was pretty effective. Sounds like he has taken Thom Rainers advice. (That may be why they havent pushed us too hard to sign the old one. And the buzz word missional has taken over their thought process. Im afraid Lon wanted out and this was the easy road. There is no excuse for the lack of shepherding, love, and caring that we are seeing in the modern church. Meeting in homes instead of large church buildings? Ive even seen multi-media pastor. That kind of New Testament model? Some people like to disparage any desire for a pastor to be more than a talking head as hand holding and I do not do that either. In the circles described here, the same can be said of job-titles ending in pastor; you get the honour and privileges of ministry, without the price and responsibility. It was an emergency appendectomy, but we got to the hospital fast and it had not ruptured. This year Ive been watching 5 churches that broadcast their worship live on Sundays. Please keep up the good study. @ dee: Heres the line he gave then when questioned about the issue: http://www.bpnews.net/43260/www.bpnews.net/43240/cooperation-central-to-platts-vision-at-imb. Worship is the response to a revelation of Who God is. Christianity started around a table, not a pulpit. . Or to paraphrase Dilbert: I also think its something all Christians should aspire toward, though I do believe all Christians are equal priests in a priesthood lead by Jesus. Then have an affair and take a sabatical for recovery purposes while your church still pays you. We agree on this. Human nature says yes. Our forefathers knew that the study of Gods Word and prayer was the foundation for ministry. My wife and I are part of McLean Bible Church and we were thrilled that David approached us and volunteered his time to bring us Gods Word. And when it goes badly we want to blame the clergy for not being Jesus to us. More and more of the community are showing up with poor eyesight and bad circulation in the feet. (I first learned of it fromSBC This Week.). http://www.christianebooks.com/TheGrahamFormulaDownload.pdf. Conferences. The best theologians can go off track if left to themselves and their own view of scripture. What a relief. Lots of kids to boot. They plan on filling his role with members speaking and an occasional pastor from another related church. Jesus preached and taught at the temple, in the open air and in the home of Martha/Mary and Lazarus as well as in the synagogues and sent the seventy out to wherever they could get somebody to listen. It seems perfectly obvious to me that He wants more when it comes to eternity than just hanging around and thinking pleasant thoughts, so to speak. I would like to say to all of you. I try to use gender inclusive language, but I dont bend over backwards. Naturally, then, they must compete against other bloggers for market-share. I dont remember the details, just that I got the idea that they shouldnt be encouraged to attend and fellowship with the body if theyre not comfortable making a commitment in writing. I actually did. (or is it just me) Like when he says Can't Keep, InsignifiCance, and a face in the Clouds; just a few examples. Spy We worked out a formula to give the Sunday school class church a small donation to pay for our seat and the heating, etc. Sorry you had to go through that, Hug. One more thing I almost forgot. Once heard a pastor bluster on the stage: When ya get called to the ministry, its like nothin ya ever experienced, why its life changin event! Didnt know any better back then in my youth, but today Id tell that pomposity everyone who knows the Lord has a calling to the ministry, all of us are high priests, and every calling is of utmost importance, and that fact that he thought it wise to mount a stage and puff about his in particular is a sign that he had no calling at all. the property tax exclusion that no other non-profit enjoys. Thus, the model in the New Testament is shared leadership. I would put those other elements that you mentioned at the center, and leave the weekly preach as an option. Some are completely reasonable, and some would run any old church in an area that appreciated out of town. The great irony is that, in their vast contempt for women, these young men are haplessly led (like an ox going to the slaughter) astray by preaching itself, the true adulteress in this scenario. He recognized this and lived his life and ministry appropriately. ishy wrote: We plan to revisit this matter in our February trustee meeting.. When I entered the state of the art auditorium, I found myself absorbed in a sea of multiple thousands of attendees at one of the multiple Sunday services. He would make a great traveling speaker, which is what he was before he came to Brook Hills. Using the same idea to answer another enigma, why did Mark Dever himself give up the entire 9Marks system in order to protect C.J. I will be very interested to see how long this lasts. I can remember on pastor in my lifetime that handled the role fairly well, but Ive known others who truly were pastors. Jesus said if you love me keep my commandments and what were his commandments if not both love God and neighbor and also go ye into all the world . For me personally, it takes faith to be known in a church. It is also a biological code. Open Discussion Page. I love this story! Though I am partway through a lunchtime bottle of ale. It is not my place to question Gods call on this mans life, but again, I have a lot of concerns about this. Next, improvements in distribution will enable more people to have access to the bread: more markets and bigger market-share. ___ I dont know whether the church rents out the parking lot for profit or provides some or all spaces for free. Is there anyone who has a word from the LORD? I would also spend the other 20-25 hours getting to know the people and doing visitation-type activities. No longer do we judge anyone who looks as haggled as we do, thinking they are just too lazy to even get properly dressed. https://thouarttheman.org/2014/03/11/docent-group-should-dump-driscoll-and-hire-mahaney/, I have shown that Mack Stiles, C.J. He basically made it sound like unless you were Elder material you shouldnt be a missionary. Over the coming months, while Dr. Platt serves as teaching pastor for McLean Bible Church, the trustees of the International Mission Board will evaluate Dr. Platts fulfillment of his responsibilities as IMB president. LOL at Dee telling Deb to check her text messages. But seeing it in the best light, the person to whom you spoke was just ignorant and ill-informed, not malicious. The non Cal-Staff members eventually left and were replaced with SBTS people. Because healthy community is missional. I explain I cant do funerals, visits, phone calls, or meetings. You cant have it both ways and these special privileges may prove to be a future rationalization for government meddling. To me, its not mainly about feeding. He is now our teaching pastor and I am thrilled God brought him to us. http://www.bpnews.net/49530/harveybattered-churches-sue-for-fema-funds. (And to be accurate, he preached only 20 of 25 weeks in his first 6 months on the job, so he has effectively had 3 months off in his first 8 months of his job.). tr. Your words today were very encouraging. one person i talked to went to so far as to say we cant allow this, or else our tax-exempt status would be jeopardized. WebSpeech impediment, or speech disorder, happens when your child cant speak or cant speak so people understand what theyre saying. You happen to gather at a home, is how I view this. Unless you show me some passages that demonstrate it was the norm. All this flies under the radar. So if it is the means then why are people upset when Platt says that people need to get with it regarding the means? GSD, Everything is predicated upon knowing the LORD! I could add philosophy of ministry as well. Latent Life Force: Frozen Inside Without A Voice?, Resist or get out of this infected 50(c)3 church, the spiritual life you save may very well be your own, How can you see into my eyes, like open doorsLeading you down into my coreWhere Ive become so numb, without a soulMy spirits sleeping somewhere coldUntil you find it there and lead it back home When I have disasters, and I have had a few, the last thing I need is one more person trying to get involved. I know of a Bible church in our area (the Triangle Raleigh/Durham/Chapel Hill) where it appears the elders, not the congregation, hand-picked the pastor. Just suggesting we might try doing things His way if we want them to turn out well. Who wants a job where you give everything, then the mob can take a vote as to whether you keep your job or not! I am certainly not saying that my job is equivalent to giving a sermon at church but I do have to lead the meeting, I have to ask the right questions and ferret out information that people may be unwilling to give (but we tell them up front, this is not a fault-finding exercise). How does this work? Find a pastor who will do your funeral and not punt it to the third tier pastoral staff. Must be a slow reading inefficient thinker.). I may be reading too much into your comments. I want to know when did my husband or me get a vacation from life. Be Holy, for I am Holy! A lot of nonsense is talked about peoples fear of public speaking. Then those who gladly received his word were baptized; and that day about three thousand souls were added to them. Acts 2:41, NKJV. He feeds the one that gnaws him most.. And somebody please give me chapter and verse where it says that all these task skills need to be present in one person. Were paying, sometimes til it drives us into financial ruin, to be abused. Problem is Jesus shepherded in another fashion and ran off when people wanted him to be a celebrity. Please, I prepped lesson plans for 6 math classes per day (4 different grade levels) in way, way, way less time than that! Is Lons final act his final rock drop by event'(tm) to take MBC, its 25,000 people and the whole of the Washington D. C. area for a dark closeted stealthy ride into Calvinisms Dystopian fake gospel? Those things cannot be torn apart and pitted against each other; they are part and parcel of the whole. So why do we continue supporting this made up role? https://fiec.org.uk/events/event/leaders-conference-2017. Dave A A wrote: Extremely astute comment, and I agree 100%. Birds of a feather stick together, I guess that is why Platt has no problem appearing on the conference circuit with C.J. 2013-04-01 11:06:03. I dont know if they have similar laws in Australia, the churches there appear to have the same penchant for the title. Of course, if the Trustees were transparent, we would not be speculating. It seems Billy Graham has the gift of evangelism (gifts of the Spirit to the church, Rom. I am thankful to a special friend who invited me to take acourse on Pastoral Leadership offered by a conservative seminary. ADA Only You Jesus But now most megas treat their head/lead/teaching pastor as the answer to continued success as a church and I think its a reason for this very unhealthy obsession with Christian celebrity pastors. The people in this church are very nice & supportivebut Im starting to think its time to move on. Which is why (for me anyway) labels behave more like a fluid than a solid. I wholeheartedly agree with this: Folks, find a church in which you have a real pastor, not a talking head who offers nothing different than a podcast Find a pastor who knows your names and will come and sit with you when you are in the hospital. The organizers can gain favor with the Gospel Glitterati by inviting them to the conference? While some people think that Jimmy sounds like he could be deaf for some reason, many others think he has the hottest voice ever. Trustees also will evaluate McLeans level of partnership with the Southern Baptist Convention. I wrote to one FIEC church elder who stocks books by Mahaney and he fobbed me off with I am busy at the moment I will look as time permits and that was over a year ago. And yet, in spite of all that, that man led them in circles for forty years until everyone whod started on the journey was dead and desiccating in the desertand even that humble man himself blew it and died without entering the Promised Land. According to SBC This Weekhe is only going to teach (give sermons) and will not do anything else in the church. http://www.metrolyrics.com/wake-me-up-inside-lyrics-evanescence.html. When The Tron church heft the CofS their website said they were goingto join the International Presbyterian Church. If so, Im so sorry to hear it. I think there is more going on. I appreciate so much the need for discernment and advocating for victims, but I dont see any crimes here, just a lot of fault finding where there really doesnt seem to be any fault. On the other hand, in the church some members of my family attend, there is the sometimes subtle and sometimes in-your-face message that if you dont attend a church following the 9Marks model on a regular basis (no! My problem with some of what is being said here is that the bible never says that it is a procedure manual for how to do church for cross-cultural purposes or for perpetuity or for that matter even in the first century. Coming late to this but yes. My guess is most celebrity preachers do likewise. Having been in SBC churches for 20 years, I can honestly say that most megachurch sermons are shallow and quite devoid of teaching of Scripture. The Youth and Family Pastor becomes Youth and Family Director when held by a female. This phrase lacks, IMHO, just a single e. I have been watching dexter quite a bit lately and noticed that the character Angel pronounces things oddly sometimes, is it just me? Also, someone up the comment ladder was mentioning campus churches where the pastor is only on the big screen. He wants that title. But, and this is key: most of the day-to-day organizational leadership in large organizations and churches is done by choosing good people in both places. Last Thursday night, my church hosted a community hearing about a city street-widening project in the immediate area which affected them among others. Dr. said it was about to go, but he got it out without the mess. I did a little research of John Folmar, my ex-pastor in Dubai, in 2013, the year I quit. It is not a place for mature Christians to sit in the back and ask 1 man what can you do for me?. So why do we continue supporting this made up role? Ever wonder (Wonder Bread) why the lame and the blind are mentioned so often together in scripture? This is made up of churches that left the Churchn of Scotland over homosexual ordination/ marriage etc and other churches that either are or became independent within the Gospel Partnership group. have you guys even listened to his sermons?? What does any of this have to do with God? For me, its a point of emphasis. I cannot question it if its really Gods call for him. Could you comment on that? the realities of who bears the burden of the costs isnt part of this training. OK, Dont let the door hit your tutu on the way out! Seriously, is this Hollywood or the church of Jesus Christ? Very true and this phenomenon applies to the congregation as well. Maybe a thread on ecclessiology would help define terms and roles it is sorely needed in the contemporary scene. Im familiar with the loophole, it is another one of those things that violates my classical liberal sensibilities as does the property tax exclusion that no other non-profit enjoys. I am sorry the elders feel that David Platt is the next best step for the Mclean body. I wanted to remain in that role. If we would just let God be God, He would draw all men unto Himself. Should it come from the pulpit only? And once fully addicted to the mind-blowing joy of preaching to a captive audience, who on earth wants to grub around in the tedious undergrowth of mundane serving of others? MBC needs to pray for discernment and examine Davids teachings. Week in the hospital with IV antibiotics and drains (after a few days on NG tube and Foley no fun), then recuperating at home for a month on a restricted diet. Why would the love of God mean that we were created to merely be lap dogs good for nothing more than some sort of warm fuzzy feeling. only 1 church in my town would let me hold a musical recital at their facility. Is he doing word studies on every single Greek word? It makes me wonder what hes running from. I see benefit to this in those cases. Im familiar with the loophole, it is another one of those things that violates my classical liberal sensibilities as does the property tax exclusion that no other non-profit enjoys. ishy wrote: Webdoes david platt speech impediment. dee said: To our readers Look for a church in which the pastor knows your name and will sit by your bedside when you are in the hospital. I dont know what triggered you to interpret have to have a man from my text. And in most of these churches, members arent allowed to do much ministry either, because they have paid staff for that who make 4-10x more than the average member of the congregation. It seems to me that youre all just looking for the perfect church. He believed, and I also think, that is was part of its success. Absolutely not. Local believers who had plenty sharing personally with other local believers who had need? Full time pastor.TGC chairman. Now that I know what Im withoutYou cant just leave me -Bring Me To Life (1), 501(c)3 calvinesta stealthy church rape'(tm), has found its way as a serious topic of Christian public discussion, showing up in various forms of media: books, scholarly white papers, blogs, internet and radio talk shows, and church podium warnings all around the country. I remember a quote from Rick Warrens The Purpose-Driven Church in which he describes how often he hears pulpit professionals tell him, I just love to preach! For whatever reason they didnt feel comfortable mixing with the common folk. Today isnt all that special nor or we so special that we just know more than God. (Make it uncomfortable for them by degrees, so that they sign or leave? We are there as a BODY to ask what can we do to GLORIFY GOD?. My guess is that they are going to start monkeying around with what is being taught. Im the face of my department to other groups within the enterprise and I walk a fine line between encouraging people to put all their cards on the table but then subsequently recommending steps these groups should take to keep their particular issue from occurring again. These pastors faithfully execute the responsibilities of their jobs, but those who so desire can carve out a fairly cushy lifestyle as a pastor. one person i talked to went to so far as to say we cant allow this, or else our tax-exempt status would be jeopardized. It is true that to have a pastoral relationship, the congregation or ratio needs to be 150:1. Anyone can listen to Platt on podcasts. To slightly turn the phrase, may your non-tribe increase. 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