Smyth has preached 20 out of a possible 35 Sundays since he was hired! She never told me what they talked about, but she spoke very highly of him and enjoyed having him visit. He clearly could not know everyone by name as our capacity as humanssociologically speakingtaps out at around 150 (if you look at the literature). Even if he does prep his own sermons . I agree with pretty much all the critique here. Again, I ask, what exactly makes anyone think their fellowship is somehow going to do it better that the most humble man in the history of the world? I am certainly not saying that my job is equivalent to giving a sermon at church. That sounds like a good first step, but its not a guarantee. This week we will focus on Rashis explanation. Seems like a focal point. As JMJ over at Christian Monist would frequently point out, theres a LOT of Guilt Manipulation in the church. You both nailed it to the wall! To me, its not mainly about feeding. I disagree. 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. As a former member of Brook Hills where David was once my pastor, I am concerned about this. This is a network of churches Smyth started while preaching in South Africa and is attempting to expand into the USA, but again, it doesnt appear to me that CLC members are getting an honest days work for the salary they are paying Smyth, but the average member doesnt seem overly concerned about that. Guest speaker or consultant perhaps, but not a pastor. At the risk of opening up a rabbit-trail of dislike for Mr Warren, he is at any rate correct on this, and he lifts the lid on something that needs emphasising much more often than it currently is. When Jesus said that He would build His church and said that the Spirit would come, but failed to mention a new book of laws, I guess He just lost His perspective there for a bit? You really ned to check out Twitter to get a better idea of what these guys are doing and see some of the connections. As much as it pains me to say it, I agree with Devers viewpoint on this subject. 2013-04-01 11:06:03. Mac Brunson has a history for spending large. @ okrapod: Law Prof wrote: At MBC we have a large pastoral staff who make hospital visits, perform weddings and funerals, etc. That is a huge plus for the elders there, I imagine. These pastors faithfully execute the responsibilities of their jobs, but those who so desire can carve out a fairly cushy lifestyle as a pastor. And thats okay too. ishy wrote: Im not there yet. Well, theyre not laughing now, are they? You cant have it both ways and these special privileges may prove to be a future rationalization for government meddling. Did I miss that anywhere in this thread? We dont know how intimately accquainted Peter and the other Apostles were with all the Jerusalem believers, but it sounds like their lifestyle would lend itself to knowing each other much better than todays mega church pastor. My husband and I attended the Sunday school class in one church but attended services in another. Membership Covenants why are we surprised when we attract to that position those who are nothing more than entrepreneurial CEOs, vapid, idiotic motivational speakers, and little kings and God-haters who demand submission? Surely the pastor should be praying and asking God what He wants the pastor to say to this particular congregation in this particular moment? Not a clue. the realities of who bears the burden of the costs isnt part of this training. : > God so loved YOU that He sent His only Son, Jesus, that if YOU will believe in Him, YOU will not perish, but receive Gods eternal life. Coming late to this but yes. I do think ministry of the Word takes precedence over pastoral care. I do not make any claim to have arrived as a Christian, but I do have a daily practical intentional walk with Jesus. I like the idea that, should I actually need real pastoral care at some point, it will be an option. PHD student. WebDoes God Have a Speech Impediment? ___ Personally, this is sad because we have a long-ago connection to McLean Bible. I saw this with the vicar of an Anglican church I used to go to. If we show the world what a high cost we are willing to pay for Gods love, the world might be able to look outside the order of created things and see a Hope that they would be willing to pay the cost for. I think the title of pastor has lost its meaning. He said Bill, this is Christs body, broken for you. I have NEVER had anyone do that in communion before. 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. Its possible this man simply feigned interest in my mother hoping she would tell him that she would leave some $$$ to the church. I do believe the quickest way to clean up the Body is STOP the clergy/laity divide and go to the all volunteer movement. He is now our teaching pastor and I am thrilled God brought him to us. I try to use gender inclusive language, but I dont bend over backwards. 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. @ Deb: @ Gram3: Lift up your voice mightily, O Christian, bearer of Jesus good news; lift it up, do not fear. . When I attended a Sovereign Grace Church the pastors had their own small group! 2) And making way too much of it at the other. If a merger is in the works (someone at SBC Today suggested that might be the case and was chided by a writer at SBCVoices for writing it which made me think its true) Ezell seems like the likely candidate. The quick exhilaration of excitement and energy packaged with brightly colored dyes is an easy sell to the consumer. My husband said this evening that its like a plague and now even once-immune MBC is falling victim to it. Many of us take seriously Jesus telling us to have no man as our father in that sense. 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. You are one of the lucky ones if you can see through him. God will make you into His image in the tent of meeting. No liberal lefty here, in fact, not really political at all, but as someone who is a full bore Christian, has published in the field of taxation and done research into nonprofit organizations, I think its high time we close the loophole as well for any 501(c)(3) that does not truly function as a charitable nonprofit organization.God wrote: Given my personal state, thats not exactly comforting! I did join it after attending for a year and then left after four months. And of course to get it embodied, which you can only do with individuals, not in the abstract.-Eugene H. Peterson link. I am sorry the elders feel that David Platt is the next best step for the Mclean body. This should not be confused with ministry. 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). Law Prof wrote: That idol of Authoritarianism is the reason, IMO, that the competing factions of Calvinists and Traditionalists have been willing to make at least the appearance of peace in the SBC. So I went and prayed, then listened to his latest sermon and once again I was reminded possibly by the Holy Spirit how anointed this man is. InDavid Platt to Be a Teaching PastorIs it a Bridge Too Far for the IMB President? https://fiec.org.uk/events/event/leaders-conference-2017. My husband had tears in his eyes. Bringing out the same exact thoughts / ideas? TEDS, while non-denom, is still owned and funded by the E Free. deny the community access to their facility which they help sponsor with their tax dollars. But I could be mis-understanding you. I lead meetings as part of my job in problem management; Im generally expected to do two or three a week. Incidentally, they didnt go there to preach the gospel as such. Yes, but Platt played the deep sense of calling (from God) card which translated into plain English means I have a better job offer and this is your notice. They cannot fire him and they cannot say God did not call him, either because Unspiritual. Pastor X called me by my names tonight when he handed me the bread. 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. Tell me want to do/believe, and I will do it, I do not want to figure it my self to much work and, 2. We both know the answer, yet dont follow this when we have someone adding their own agenda. Yep, I am one of the liberals and it has created much exiling in my SBC life. He finally harped so much on Radical that my family left Brook Hills after 4 years, spiritually drained and exhausted. Theyre a kind of corporate lone ranger Christian (as the saying goes), having abandoned assembling together with anyone else locally, albeit trying to find some kind of belonging somewhere. LOL at Dee telling Deb to check her text messages. The Holy Spirits indwelling Presence IS our witness. More amazing is members will do so. to be more specific, they said that their insurer advised them that if they were to let anyone use their facility other than another non-profit, it could jeopardize their tax-exempt status. Or do you mean the Mega New Testament Church model, in which the large full-time staff are comfortably paid wages from the offering baskets of the local believers (believers that they must manage) especially the ones who are sharing leadership with them on a non-paid basis, fitting it around the hours they work to earn money to live. I just see things through a very different lens. Hmm-methinks my upbringing has given me an entirely different take on what the preacher should be. No worries, Arnold. But there were no other pastors. He demonstrates his attitude that he can dress down for Sunday service. Personally, I respect organization, but my most pressing need is for substance. I dont know whether the church rents out the parking lot for profit or provides some or all spaces for free. aka T.U.L.I.P.) Our main motivation is Who God is, and that informs us as to how to love one another (because He first loved us). Could be. One reason that have always respected Billy Graham is because he knew that he was called to be an Evangelist not a Pastor. 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 We minister unto the LORD. He looks nothing like David Platt. We plan to revisit this matter in our February trustee meeting.. This lie is important. It shows that David Platt ignored the McLean Bible Church Constitution and then deliberately lied to the church about it. His actions disqualified himself as a pastor. Meeting in homes instead of large church buildings? Ezekiel 34 describes, unfortunately, false shepherds. Books. Also, I think it is wise to say we do things for others because we love them. We need a place to exercise our gifts, and to receive those of others connected to the body and functioning. You will realize why you cannot live up to his standards.He is *better* than you although he will tell you he is the worst sinner that he knows. Sometimes because of past hurts in churches, when I go to a church service, I just want to be an anonymous person who sits in the back. I never really made it past the Introduction in the book 9 Marks of a Healthy Church because he did not include prayer in the 9 Marks. I spend 7-10 hours studying Gods word and I am not preparing a sermon. But making the pulpit and the weekly sermon the center of our spiritual lives seems odd to me. Paul instructed Timothy to give attention to the public reading of Scripture, to exhortation and teaching (1 Tim 4:13); to take pains with these things, be absorbed in them, to pay close attention to yourself and to your teaching, and persevere in these things. He will preach without being involved in his church-unless he is cheating in other areas. See how you feel then. Both Mark Driscoll and Matt Chandler at one time were spokesmen for Docent a company you pay to research and write sermons for you. David is a gifted speaker and inspiring leader. @Richard- My family also attends (Soon to be attended) MBC and feel the exact opposite. What does this mean? Its a long and somewhat boring story. Of course, were they to turn it into a profit center and start renting it out for profit, thatd be different, but nothing in the tax code stops them from performing a community service like that. I usually dread listening to missionaries speak, anticipating the guilt trip that they sometime put on other people for not being as extreme and missional and sacrificial as them. David is a teacher to the world, literally, online, through his books, through the IMB, etc. Some are completely reasonable, and some would run any old church in an area that appreciated out of town. A lot of these groups are, to my mind, strongly analogous to the none/done population. Please preface it with, As the New Testament CLEARLY shows in XYZ. How differently the Word would be preached if nobodys mortgage depended on tickling itching ears? Everyone that knows anything must have taken a vow of silence. He thought it might help me to understand what good seminaries teach about being a pastor. I disagree here. You can support him by experiencing him as your pastor for several years. Prayer Requests Moses and Joshua ministered unto the LORD; Samuel was ministering unto the LORD (trimming the lamps); Paul and Barnabas were ministering unto the LORD when the Spirit separated them unto Himself (Acts 13:2). Its true that not everyone likes it, but many people do. Im sure they could help Mr Platt find a fulfilment of his dream. Or a CEO or accountant looking at the budget and deciding youre too expensive. He has spent some of those weeks off preaching at Advance conferences. Bridget, I have not seen any statistics about what percentage of whom want what, but I too have seen behind the curtain, but it is the curtain not of some organization but rather the curtain behind which lurk the professionally religious, and I want none of the like messing with my life/ family/ ideas or whatever. Why a building, and a pastor if they are going to refuse to do any of the real work of the church? If I had never joined a church till I had found one that was perfect, I should never have joined one at all; and the moment I did join it, if I had found one, I should have spoiled it, for it would not have been a perfect church after I had become a member of it. Bless him). Web9. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=llNnlE6Hbuc. The blind are unable to discern and the lame are unable to walk by faith. If I baked you 10 cookies but one had poison would you eat one or just throw the entire batch out? Yes, a traveling speaker seems like a much better productive role for him but we are just the uneducated layman of the church body, what do we know? What about the way New Testament leaders and teachers apparently worked to provide their own physical sustenance, so they would not be burdensome on the believers, oh, say, tent-making, for example? On the subject of tax: David Platts Radical Inc. (and also the Gospel Coalition and Ken Hams Answers in Genesis) are non-profit 501c3 organisations. And one more thing. 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 Stomach full of staples for another week, but back to work with a few restrictions. I believe they prevailed. Then those who gladly received his word were baptized; and that day about three thousand souls were added to them. Acts 2:41, NKJV. Its like a code for the party apparatus. No science or study of created things compares to knowing Him in short, theology over sociology (social sciences or created things). I like that people can request things like meals after surgery. i suppose its happening just wish it would go faster. Why do we persist, neurotically supporting this model? Was Peter a pastor to these souls or just a talking head? John 3:16 God so loved the world.God loves us all and wants us to spend eternity with him. The other day on a Facebook page that I like, the post was a political one. The model in the New Testament was shared leadership. Youre modeling New Testament now? His church, brookhills, (or whatever the name) was not even involved in the Cooperative program when he was appointed. Sopy, youve been too long on the mushrooms I think. Joined a lovely little church which felt like family the moment I walked in the door. Of the available 52 weekly Friday morning sermons (church in the UAE is held on Friday, Sunday is the first day of the work week) Folmar spoke at exactly half of them 26. But a sermon writing service? ), I keep hearing that echo from that 9Marks newsletter I read online, where someone asked what to do if people didnt want to sign a covenant, and the answer was to reason with them and then ease them out if they wouldnt sign. @ Arnold Smartarse: I think that is part of a church being well run, in a way. As a variation on the theme, ISTM that they want to be honoured as gurus without growing into functioning role-models. David Joseph Platt is an American evangelical Baptist pastor. And no, I do not see in scripture where it says that we all have to be alike. Being hired to spend your week writing sermons and you lie about it and let someone else write them. I am thankful to a special friend who invited me to take acourse on Pastoral Leadership offered by a conservative seminary. . And when we take the word pastor and make of it a title and paid formal position rather than a gifting useful for service to others (which is all it appears to be in Eph 4), and when that position is essentially that of congregational CEO who is the head motivational speaker and (hopefully benevolent) king to whom all submit (rather than submitting one to another, and ultimately, of course, to Jesus), why are we surprised when we attract to that position those who are nothing more than entrepreneurial CEOs, vapid, idiotic motivational speakers, and little kings and God-haters who demand submission? And there is now a DidaskoFellowship of churches which is about to set up a Didasko Presbytery. is there NO one in the UK and/or Ireland who can speak at the FIEC Leaders Conference that an American has to be imported? . Yeah, I think I get your point, and I appreciate the response. It is only a money and power grab for them. Mohler does as he pleases, as far as I can tell. https://fiec.org.uk/events/event/leaders-conference-2017. I have mentioned the FIEC network in the UK and they are selling themselves out to the Go$$$pel Coalition. I am surprised the IMB would go for this. I am taking a seminary course at the moment on pastoral leadership in a conservative seminary. Im a liberal lefty too, and I think its high time to revamp the tax codes so that the loopholes are closed and that all non-profits (religious or no) must abide by the same rules. They are the symptoms of diabetes an epidemic in our generation. I'm very upfront with my role to my church. One guy is not so indispensable and amazing that we need a video feed of him; it can be done by a real person in the location. Have you seen what their next conference is going to be? Yeah, church life wont keep theologians in check. Even using the same example and telling them as if they had happened to him. @ Hope: It was a hard time to be an officer in NYC with the drug problems Pastoral care fits, here. We are disgusted that its gone neo-Cal and SBC. Oh wow Lydia, now you are getting into the territory that my daughter was discovering when she was at school in Baltimore and dating an SGM man. They involve prep time, sometimes some fairly in-depth research and number crunching with a spreadsheet when I have to bring in a group to talk over why they have so many issues in a six month period or why their change requests failed more often than the average. I believe they will be held accountable. Our friends are grounded, thoughtful and medically qualified; and not remotely given to sensationalism or exaggeration. My post probably doesnt do justice to the actual experience of reading them for yourself. 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. But they brought back many well-researched case studies of people who were. Its the wrong place for them and they ought to go out and look for a better fitnot quotes from the letter, but a general impression I have retained from reading that Mailbag article a few years ago. It is not a place for mature Christians to sit in the back and ask 1 man what can you do for me?. WebThere are three general categories of speech impairment: Fluency disorder. Our collective gathering together has far more impact than the individual can judge from our own vantage point. No pastor that is paid full-time could say that and be hired or kept on in a Baptist church. Ive even seen multi-media pastor. Mike Wittmer : LZ Granderson, a member of Rob Bells church and a regular contributor to CNN and ESPN, wrote a column today for CNN.com which illustrates the problem that I try to correct in the first two chapters of Stetzer: Im very upfront with my role to my church. Nice to hear that I wasnt the only one to notice this and it wasnt just my imagination. 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? 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 . Even during a famine, the lowly, needy, hungry lepers find bread in another camp (1 Kings 7:9) the presence of their enemies, and proclaim the Good News that will end the famine. This week, it was announced thatDavid Plattwill soon be voted on to be the new teaching pastor atMcLean Bible Church. i called every single one. This gets dicey when one looks at Jesus own descriptions of the judgment, with Himself as the judge, and He spells out what people whom He knows look like in their behavior. What their job is, without exception, is pastoring a church for expats. Agreed, especially when the pastor who is taking money from the church would claim to be more important than those putting the money in. If things do go bad, I could go home to house and spouse, and have my career. I see benefit to this in those cases. David said, Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies. In the tabernacle was a table with showbread and a candlestick. He is extremely casual in his attire and can come across *not put together. Of course, mission should be a function of a healthy church. I dont know what triggered you to interpret have to have a man from my text. Find a church in which the pastor knows you name and truly cares about you-not an abstract you who is just a part of a mass of faces. He and his wife have 7 children. (1) lyrics: Evanescence: The Evolution of Bring Me To Life: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=EEHZ_-mE7Ao Presented by a city councilman and including several city engineers. Ok, maybe Im missing something but hes offering to preach for free. My son is also in his prime (26) which certainly helps recovery. ZechZav wrote (quoting an established evangelical motivational speaker): Im very upfront with my role to my church [sic]. Something feels very wrong about this transition and I am less than overwhelmed by Platt. We are in a church in which the pastors do show love and humility. The interim setup is weird, the IMB Trustee statement is really weird, and the Platts have moved their kids to MBC. Dont know. Lay people are the backbone of the church. I know, I mean, how many golf stories can one hear? What I would say is, if you ever find the perfect church, dont join youll spoil it. Imagine how differently the church would impact the world if the money spent on buildings and salaries went to meeting needs? @ Gram3: 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. He speaks very quietly and sometimes it is hard to make out what he is saying. The elders of McLean Bible Church (MBC) have asked Dr. David Platt to consider becoming Pastor-Teacher of the church, a title used in the churchs constitution to describe the pastor whose primary duty is to preach and teach the Word of God. As Pastor-Teacher (or Teaching Pastor), Dr. Platt would serve alongside other pastors in the church including Dale Sutherland, who is the Lead Pastor responsible for overall day-to-day leadership in the church. https://thouarttheman.org/2014/03/11/docent-group-should-dump-driscoll-and-hire-mahaney/, I have shown that Mack Stiles, C.J. I think there is more going on. @ dee: A 15th century religious darkness is descending upon McLean Bible Church? Hopefully I can soon find a way out. Could you comment on that? Far too many people are looking for a celebrity so they can say "We go to David Platt's church." The main trend Ive seen over the past 20 years or so is that the Calvinist/Non-Calvinist divide at the top of the SBC does not seem to be an issue. What I see happening is horrifying. Im not sure what title is appropriate for the job hell do there (Lecturer? Please, I prepped lesson plans for 6 math classes per day (4 different grade levels) in way, way, way less time than that! Wow, thats a ridiculous number of roles hes taking on. David Platt ended that dream. I. Different people; different needs. I am a member of MBCbut now a former member as of today. He may well love all but he has said that not all survive the judgment. 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. Never did. Ok, maybe Im missing something but hes offering to preach for free, the church is being very wise in theyre decision making, David Platt knows his family and what he needs to do to spend time with him. Im afraid Lon wanted out and this was the easy road. In what respects? But they serve others, and visit the sick. Maybe he is off balance. Its like a code for the party apparatus. The father. It is our reasonable service in light of Who God is. 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