The megachurches that adopt the industrial complex format tend to have a celebrity pastor who surrounds himself with elders tasked with seeing to his needs and protecting him to the point of creating a buffer between him and the church body. The danger of creating a circle of yes men arises when the pastor hand … Read more
When you see this happening in your church, and you don’t get reasonable and timely answers to your questions, I’d say there is a problem with church leadership, wouldn’t you? What, then, is an acceptable recourse? Should you become part of the migrant membership to find another church home? If the elders of your church … Read more
Speech class taught me to make my first sentence captivating for my audience. The wow factor gets their attention, and the skill of the presenter keeps it focused until the end of the message. I’ve listened to some sermons that were hard to sit through because of bad public speaking skills. I wonder, though, how … Read more
It’s time for me to express my sincere thanks to all of you who support this project. The amount I will be able to transfer to Safe Connections approaches $1,000 in royalties to be paid next month. This is for the victims. God continues to do great things through this project. Many have contacted me … Read more
I’m just asking. It seems to me that the members should know if their elder steps down. Isn’t that part of the transparency issue between leadership and congregation? Isn’t that an important piece of information about which the church body should be made aware? “As previously described, the bylaws were changed, and the consternation of … Read more
Personality differences are always a struggle in the work place. Job security suffers when one occurs between a boss and a subordinate, and the subordinate seldom wins. So, why the issue here that it had to be handled by a public and lengthy humiliation of the Worship Minister? Was his talent a threat to the … Read more
Luke writes in the book of Acts to remind us of how God instructed the church to be ordered. I don’t read it to mean structure it like a corporate business in which the responsibility of the elders changes from focusing on ministry to the congregation to protection of the lead minister. I don’t understand … Read more
I just wonder, does a healthy church really need to pressure the congregation into greater giving? I’m not sure I have an answer. It seems to me that a strong church family gives faithfully to fund the work of the kingdom. The pastor of the church I currently attend has not once asked the brothers … Read more