Featured Why does divorce of any kind disqualify a pastor?

My view is a little different, and probably comes from years in tiny oil field camp churches where the preacher was called from among the men in the church. He would keep right on working his job in the patch. He was the preacher, not a priest or pastor as some see it as dispensing God or ruling the church.

So if you go looking around for someone to call, you are advised to look for someone living a stable Christian life. It will show in his family, his job, his relationship with the community, and what he does in church. You wouldn't call someone still addicted to alcohol, or who can't keep a family together, etc.

So I freely admit I pass right by when someone who doesn't meet the scriptural criteria of who the church is to call steps up and "announces" they have been called, gets the training, and then considers they have a "right" to the job.

Much the same as if I've eaten what some lady has cooked, it isn't good, then I'm not going to call her up and ask for her recipes.

 

How many of you could accept a divorced pastor who had not remarried?

If a divorced pastor's ex-wife died, he presumably would be free to re-marry.

Or would he?

 

Would say that it all depends on the divorce situation, for IF the Pastor was innocent, and was divorced on biblical grounds, I do not find scripture saying that automatically disqualifies him for the ministry as a pastor!

 

Here's my thoughts on what I posted previously. I am not as indepth with OT as the NT...though my NT needs to be deeper too, I am sure. Look at Jacob/Israel. The 12 tribes, his 12 sons, came from 4 wives. For whatever reason, God blessed them to bring forth a large thronging of people(s). David and Solomon had many wives and concubines. So, for whatever reason, God didn't put a stop to it. Sure, each had their troubles, too....

 

It would have to be on an individual basis for me. If his wife dumped him and took another man, I'd have zero problem with him being my pastor. If he dumped his wife and took another woman, I wouldn't want to hear him preach, let alone, be my pastor.

If the unbeliever departs, let them depart. A Brother or Sister is not in bondage in such cases. I think I read this in the bible somewhere.

 

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If ther wife has commited adultery, and refuses to reconcile with husband, she can divorce him, and that would not mean that he could not pastor still!

 

,any denominations and church groups require a pastor in that type of situation to tale a leave for a year of serious counciling, and to get their lives back together, but do not require them to forfeit forever call to the ministry!

 

God didn't put a stop to my two divorces and my adultery either. I'm a successful man, have more than I need, and share what I have with others. That doesn't mean God blessed my sin. He didn't bless theirs, either.