Should the weight of pastors be addressed?

[Logos1560]

We Need to Address Pastoral Obesity — For the Gospel

Some conversations are uncomfortable, but that doesn't make them unimportant. In this article, Costi Hinn addresses the often-overlooked issue of pastoral obesity, arguing that physical stewardship is not merely a health concern but a matter of self-control, longevity, and faithful ministry.

www.forthegospel.org

 

[Ascetic X]

Odd that chronic overeating was mentioned once, but the word gluttony is not to be found in this article.

Obesity in pastors indicates neglect of exercise and a lust for fattening food. Orthodox teaching in the Philokalia collection of texts by desert monks says that gluttony leads to sexual immorality.

For some reason, this article shies away from calling obesity something caused by sin. But it is a brave and important article that will meet with much resistance.

This quote is central to the issue.

Paul writes, "Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you...therefore glorify God in your body" (1 Cor. 6:19-20). Obviously most of us relate that passage to fleeing sexual immorality (and rightfully so), but we must be careful not to overlook the underlying principle. Our physical bodies are a temple in which the Holy Spirit resides and they should be treated as His vessel for use, honor, and the glory of God. Obesity, just like sexual immorality, denigrates the physical temple in which the Spirit resides.

 

[atpollard]

Should the weight of pastors be addressed?​

(Only female pastors … we should talk about their age and weight.)

 

[David Lamb]

Odd that chronic overeating was mentioned once, but the word gluttony is not to be found in this article.

Obesity in pastors indicates neglect of exercise and a lust for fattening food. Orthodox teaching in the Philokalia collection of texts by desert monks says that gluttony leads to sexual immorality.

For some reason, this article shies away from calling obesity something caused by sin. But it is a brave and important article that will meet with much resistance.

This quote is central to the issue.

I agree that many people (not only pastors) are obese because of over-eating, or eating the wrong kinds of food. However, surely some people are obese because of some medical problem such as hypothyroidism (an underactive thyroid gland.)

 

[Marooncat79]

Cortisol levels

 

[Ben1445]

Let all things be equal. If you want to address obesity, do you approve of a skinny pastor addressing the issue of obesity?
If you’re not saying that all of it needs to be addressed, then you’re not equal. And I don’t think that it is okay for pastors to be gluttonous.