And on top of that, we do not get paid for taking care of my mother with dementia and her other health problems, my grandbaby with special and high time consuming needs, or trying to battle against the babys father who pretended to be a Christian and now has threatened to kill my daughter and take the baby to Fiji where his family lives and his father is a pastor of a church there. This is indirectly related to this topic.I am questioning the current practice of satellite churches.where a church starts another location with the pastor appearing via webcam. Next week, we will address some of the explanations by the other commentators. I cannot see the pastor as all that in Bible. According to SBC This Week, he has all sorts of arrangements so he can *serve* his family. It has been assigned to any imaginable paid position in an institutional church. Warning: Calvins ICR is not the true gospel of Jesus Christ, but a clever vicious lie smothering the life out of the Christian believer who seeks to embrace this incessant smoldering darkness. We could argue this stuff back and forth until the ice sheets start moving South again and it would accomplish nada, zilch, and zero. My guess is he travels around and give speeches. David is a gifted speaker and inspiring leader. And I do not want that. Worship is the response to a revelation of Who God is. not someone building a career. Expenses run high in that stratosphere. @Richard- My family also attends (Soon to be attended) MBC and feel the exact opposite. 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. He basically made it sound like unless you were Elder material you shouldnt be a missionary. I literally LOLed.. I want to know when did my husband or me get a vacation from life. And often a committee wants Adrian Rogers in a church of 300. A current trend where I live.sounds stupid to me. How to Resign from a Church Mr. or Dr., dont remember which, Solomon preached (I wouldnt quite call it teached) and all I remember from the sermon was money, money money. If we then love God we will/should obey God, or so Jesus said regarding himself. I cant think of any big names in the UK but that doesnt matter there are plenty of gifted people within local churches. Im not so sure God is so worried about all our acronyms..SBC, IMB, etc Is not our mission unity in love Making disciples, preaching the word to all nations? I totally disagree with that concept. You want to be a prima donna with a weekend gig? David and his wife, Heather, have four children. 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. He is just a big idea guy. While many take much pride in their pastor title I would be embarrassed at the current level of absurdity. Look to Him & His word and learn Honorable Little Christ'(tm) , share what youve learned with others, The grass withers, the flower fades, But the word of our God stands forever. Can someone explain to me how you can spend 20-25 hours a week preparing a sermon? I mean its not that big of a deal until you look at a pattern in the entire movement. This money comes to you tax free, as you (unlike the rest of us Americans who dont have pastor or Reverend in front of our names) do not have to pay federal income tax on that portion. And, sometimes, you get the pleasure of seeing their petty responses to someone that they have no other way of harming. Im all over the continuum insofar as views go. Small fellowships are well and good, but you darn well better get your fanny in a seat to hear the pastor preach on a regular basis, or else youre doin it wrong. Nor do they ever get any deeper. All the best! Of course, mission should be a function of a healthy church. 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. Church was run, shepherded, pastored, whatever you want to call leading the flock by all of us. Instead of sending your money to the church, send it to charities that you personally know and feel connected to. Were paying, sometimes til it drives us into financial ruin, to be abused. * But that is in keeping with his I sacrifice and live in the bad part of town for the gospel even though I travel all the time and so only my family really has to endure living there from day to day.. And it is He himself, the Jesus of keep my commandments who says to some depart from me This is true. Ive never seen this in scripture. Throws a different light on things. Im fine with paying staff, pastors, etc, but dont insist theres a New Testament mandate for the paid career program we see. Dont know. But I know I cant do that forever. Most of the congregation will never realize this as they are caught up in the cult of personality. well, and they themselves explained the gospel when the occasion demanded. Not a clue. It is the body of Christ -Rachelle. Preaching is fun. I was really moved. Church Discipline Because those are more entertaining, particularly to a TV audience. My own mother has preached in the pulpit a time or two, or three. Now THAT was really pushing it. Here is a cautious, rather underwhelming, statement from the trustees att the IMB : Our president, Dr. David Platt, has expressed a deep sense of calling to serve as 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. David Platt states that he spends 20-25 hours preparing for one sermon. They will help the bakery improve marketing and distribution: Corporate granaries such as ConAggerback and General Willow Mills. One of many reasons I am not a fan of institutionalied/bureaucracy-ized Churchianity. Apparently this post is getting a lot of play out there. They can. I was fed by the sermons that Lon Solomon preached during the past year that I attended MBC. I think the title of pastor has lost its meaning. In the United States, theres a reason for that, and it has to do with income taxes. And one more thing. I am taking a seminary course at the moment on pastoral leadership in a conservative seminary. Fear strikes at the hearts of the men of the NAMB. While checking that one for accuracy, I came across this one too: Id like to die like my old dad, peacefully in his sleep. We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website. 40:8. Is he polishing his sermons so thoroughly they can seamlessly make the transition to book format? Churches have nothing to fear from me! Webdoes david platt have a speech impediment. In kinda scratching my head here. David Platt had disgraced us with his presence in the UK last year. If he recognizes a familiar face, he has a short chat. What I find today, is the Church Growth Leaders have confused worship with mission. Head pastor, lead pastor, teaching pastor, senior pastor, preaching pastor, associate pastor, assistant pastor, worship pastor, music pastor, youth pastor, college pastor, building services pastor, executive pastor . One of the 16 books DeYoung has authored is titled Crazy Busy. DeYoung is eminently qualified to write on the subject. Washing disciples feet delegate. But at some point, arent we supposed to grow up into some degree of self-reliance, as far as the scriptures are concerned? What does any of this have to do with God? Thanks to Ed Setzer, former church planting expert for LifeWay, all came to realize that the title teaching pastor means they do not have to interact with the peasant pew sitters. Im afraid for our church. Believe in Jesus today, youll be very glad YOU did! pastors should see this and understand it. He walks around to the tables, introduces himself and tries to get to know the customers. Would David have shirttails untucked or wear a polo shirt if he was marrying someones child? Its kind of like I got a new boss one time who made a point to tell the organization that he did NOT have an open door policy. Aspiring to the office of overseer it is a fine work (1 Tim 3:1). I learned recently that these titles are very important in that world. I expect your educated guess is as good as mine, but ISTM you spend 20-25 hours preparing a sermon if youve not much else to do. (Cars, housing, funding for private schooling for his children, etc.). And while Im at it, Ive been on enough church building projects to know that buildings and public meetings arent necessarily blessings. I see you met the pastor at my former church. You are the church. I believe this is the way missions should be viewed and accomplished. Nor do they ever get any deeper. If a pastor cannot take the time to officiate at a members wedding or to provide pre-marriage or marriage counseling, then that pastor has no business getting up and preaching a sermon on Sunday morning about the sanctity of marriage. Mahaney was never a Calvinist, much the same as these New Calvinists arent either. But, I try to see every person who comes to me as a long lost brother or sister. 14, that will be my last Sunday at Brook Hills, and then well begin to shift totally after that.. Why if Aunt Tilly is sick we think the head shamans prayers are needed more than our next door neighbor sister or brother in Christs prayers? Please, I prepped lesson plans for 6 math classes per day (4 different grade levels) in way, way, way less time than that! We respect Dr. Platt and his sense of the Lords leading; and we recognize our responsibility to hold him accountable for his work leading the International Mission Board. The pastor did show for the funeral, but came with an understudy (seminary student?). That makes me sad. Anointed proclamation shows that God speaks when all the idols of our culture are deaf and dumb. Something is amiss. Hmmmis there NO one in the UK and/or Ireland who can speak at the FIEC Leaders Conference that an American has to be imported? He wants that title. I. Do we then marginalize the spiritually handicapped after weve sold them the uniform white, conforming to you, mass produced bread? Yes mission is important but it is the means, not the end. In kind renumeration is not a salary as you mention. As you said, there are clearly gifted men and women in the UK equal to the Anyabwiles and the others. I can see how this could be the cast for new converts, in the same way that newborns depend on the pre-digested proteins of milk. © 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 - The Wartburg Watch. Hi Bridget, Does not. Being hired to spend your week writing sermons and you lie about it and let someone else write them. Our forefathers knew that the study of Gods Word and prayer was the foundation for ministry. In what respects? injury or illness that affects your vocal cords. https://thouarttheman.org/2014/03/11/docent-group-should-dump-driscoll-and-hire-mahaney/, I have shown that Mack Stiles, C.J. I did a Google search on this and found that many other fundamentalists (whom I often disagree with) have heavily criticised churches and organisations that have signed up to 501c3. He knew when He inspired the authors of the Bible just exactly what would be going on now. Could you quote me some specific passages on that? One more thing I almost forgot. 2. a person who protects, guides, or watches over a person or group of people. Only You, Jesus can show this blind man who looks!, Have Calvinism, Will Stealthy Creep, Perhaps?. All of scripture is not the Gospel (Wisdom Lit., lament, apocalyptic, etc.). The model in the New Testament was shared leadership. Youre modeling New Testament now? They allege that these government churches have sold their soul and their freedom to the State (according to their critics, the First Amendment already makes them tax exempt anyway). Over time, academies can develop an ethos that they are the repositories of knowledge, and then act as if they are above or outside the purview of the Church. And yes very sad. http://www.ntslibrary.com/PDF%20Books/A%20Defense%20of%20Calvinism%20by%20Spurgeon.pdf And its the craziest thing ever. Based on that I was planning to make MBC my home church. I have been hearing from a few folks. Isa. Couldnt one set up some form of webcast in order to preach_the_gospel in Nepal or anywhere else? WebDavid Platt Introduction: David Platt, The disciples world had just been rocked when Jesus turned their thinking up-side down about what makes someone clean. 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. Is gathering together to worship the right venue to go after the lost? Just being a preacher doesnt make you a pastor. Did I miss that anywhere in this thread? My guess is they are already intertwined in more ways than folks might understand. 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. http://anglicanmainstream.org/leaving-the-denomination/. @ Nick Bulbeck: There might be potential liability issues should someone not a part of the church be injured on the premises, perhaps certain events wouldnt be covered under their policy, but that has absolutely nothing to do with the tax treatment of a 501(c)(3). Wasnt there some problem or other with Elis sons, taking the best parts of the sacrifices for themselves? tr. The Holy Spirits indwelling Presence IS our witness. 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? In fact I sympathise with them to a certain extent, and perhaps I should do so to a greater extent insofar as they not unlike me. That s not how it works. Its a fair question. 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 church there is made of people like us; its not free of difficulties or personalities. The amount of cash these guys make for their seminaries & their megachurches For those across the pond, ConAggerback is word play on ConAgra and Saddleback Church, and General Willow Mills is play on General Mills and Willow Creek. Its important to be patient and understanding when communicating. 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. Anyway, I love that, and I love Ed's voice! Its high-glycemic index gives a rush of exhilaration as it floods into the bloodstream like pure sugar. Yes, if nothing else I wonder how much of a burden these self-acclaimed superman leaders put on the rest of us who cannot seem to do as much as they do. Abandoning the Arnold Smartarse joke for a moment (! And, while theyre about it, lay hands on and pray for them. Well, theyre not laughing now, are they? I had often wondered whether they just liked to hear themselves speak? It is much more than that and there are many, many Christians who do this quite well without drawing any attention to themselves at all. He speaks very quietly and sometimes it is hard to make out what he is saying. Just where can you find all these multitalented people who are biblical scholars who can do all their own research, have a commanding ability at teaching, are people persons who are adept at counseling and hand holding and socializing (three different things there) and who will work 80 hours a week for minimum pay and who refuse to delegate but do it all themselves? Usually didnt pay or didnt pay much. Its a long and somewhat boring story. The flock is right in holding its paid shepherd role accountable, sadly lacking today. Whos We? Books. . Is there a bonus for adding Lead Prophet and/or Head Apostle to the title? Mr Platt aint got nuttin on Mr Crazy Buzy DeYoung. Id love a sabbatical too. "At Grace Church, there are three things and ONLY three things that I do: I meet with the staff/apprentices, I preach about 70% of the time, and I lead a small group in my home. 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. One is an outgrowth of the other. All believers have access to Jesus, scripture, and the power of the Holy Spirit. 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