toldailytopic: You are on a Pulpit Committee. What are two questions you will ask the

[eameece]

1) Do you believe the Bible to be the inerrant Word of God?

2) Who do you believe Jesus Christ is?

These two questions would narrow the field...

If he says no to #1 (except as metaphysically interpreted), and says to #2, Jesus was God-- same as you and me; then that's a good start.

 

[Angel4Truth]

Some of these questions I did ask, as a matter of fact; to no avail.... ministers are a pretty sad lot....

Will you let the congregation run the church? Will you interfere in what they are doing?

Will you be respectful and not rudely order people around?

Will you encourage people to be creative, or just insist that they feed out of your mouth like some sort of egomaniac cult leader?

what would a 'church' like yours need a pastor for if they want to run things their own ways without any interference?

What is a pastor for in your mind?

 

[resurrected]

he's the guy who carries the great big gay sword o peace

 

[Angel4Truth]

he's the guy who carries the great big gay sword o peace

When they say peace and safety, sudden destruction comes upon them...

Weird that just came to my mind when you said that...

 

[eameece]

what would a 'church' like yours need a pastor for if they want to run things their own ways without any interference?

What is a pastor for in your mind?

A pastor is for ministering, counseling, making sermons; not for bossing people around and stifling creativity.

 

[Angel4Truth]

A pastor is for ministering, counseling, making sermons; not for bossing people around and stifling creativity.

making contradictory sermons? That would be the only way to lead a church where everyone is in charge.

 

[eameece]

making contradictory sermons? That would be the only way to lead a church where everyone is in charge.

You can be in charge of making the sermons. That does not mean you are the boss of the church.

 

[resurrected]

You can be in charge of making the sermons. That does not mean you are the boss of the church.

When you write "boss", what are you trying to convey?

What does a "boss" do that you don't want a minister to do?

 

[not4sure]

1. Didn't I see your picture at the Post Office?
2. Does Rob Bell make you barf?

 

[eameece]

When you write "boss", what are you trying to convey?

What does a "boss" do that you don't want a minister to do?

Tell the members what they can do in the church, like organize the other events that happen. I would rather have a minister than a manager. Most ministers I have known (if not all) try to do both.

 

[resurrected]

Tell the members what they can do in the church, like organize the other events that happen. I would rather have a minister than a manager. Most ministers I have known (if not all) try to do both.

Who would have that responsibility?

 

[Angel4Truth]

Who would have that responsibility?

I understood him as saying everyone has it, and that the pastor is to let them all have it - which means contradiction all over the place.

Extremely chaotic way to run something wouldn't it be?

 

[resurrected]

logistically? you bet


you'd run the risk of having the boy scouts holding their pancake dinner fundraiser at the same time the junior choir was having its awards ceremony


somebody has to be in charge - a church is in many ways a business