Monday, June 20, 2011

PLAYING PASTOR WHACK-A-MOLE





Let's look a the pastor shuffle.  It's kind of a pastor whack-a-mole game played by some denominations.  A church has a problem with a pastor or the powers that be think a pastor has been at a church long enough.  Whack! That pastor is shuffled to another congregation and a new one pops up on the doorstep of your church. Has a problem been solved or just passed on to another congregation?  Have you lost a pastor that seemed like family just because the hierarchy feels the need to solve a problem someplace else by moving your pastor to solve another churches problems? Should pastors be uprooted and moved just because they have served a congregation a specific number of years?

Saturday, June 11, 2011

SHUT UP AND PRAY!





Shut up and pray, it's important!  Prayer is our most important link to God so don't take it lightly.  But, for a change, stop jabbering at God with all your wants, sorrows and thanks, and let him get A word in now and then.  Chill out a little and just relax and let God speak to you.  You might be surprised at the inner peace contemplative prayer can bring to you.

Friday, June 3, 2011

THE TERRIFYING "T" WORD



It's one of those words pastors sometimes are reluctant to use in front of their congregation.  The casual dropping of the dreaded T-Bomb during a sermon can result in an audible gasp.  Most likely, you will observe many all of a sudden looking down at their feet and squirming a bit in their seats, wishing they were someplace else.  Yes, when the word TITHING is whipped on a congregation there is a degree of visible discomfort observed. Some brave pastor has touched the third rail of Christianity by dropping the equivalent of a verbal stink bomb in the sanctuary.  I guess it triggers our inborn fight or flight reaction to some degree.