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Worldliness has set in the SBC. They need to take a serious look at the early leaders of the SBC.Originally posted by KPBAP:
Other than being obnoxious, egotistic, closing down the student's daycare center and spending WAY too much of SBC member's money on remodeling his home, and office (carpeted in a practical WHITE carpet), his theology is too narrow for me.
What disturbs me most is how Baptists have elevated pastors and their seminary presidents to such high levels of status and income, they have lost perspective in being servants. They cater to wealthy tithers and supporters. Having worked for two SBC seminaries, myself....I guess I have seen too much from the inside.
Originally posted by dh1948:
How can he make such a blanket indictment? I know nothing about KPBAP, but based on this statement, I would guess that he has a real problem with pastors. Maybe he is a disgruntled deacon or layman who wishes he had been called to be a pastor...or maybe even ran from the call. Now it gripes him to see some pastors doing well in ministry and in the area of finances.
When you grow up in Baptist mission churches you become familiar with pastors who are either bi-vocational or are paid very low salaries. They never complain, but they served gladly and even joyfully. SOME not all are changed when they start drawing a 6 figure salary, with a leased car, custom made suit and free membership to the country club. It is not just the high salary and perks that disturb me. The greater trouble I see is how pastors, seminary presidents and denominational leaders are "placed on pedestals" as if they are beyond sinning and are CEO's and not shepherds.
I have only been in one church where I saw the pastor place his offering envelope in the plate during the service.
Then why did Paige Patterson holler for a seminary offering while at the same time have a large addition put on his home to house his books? Is that what the conservative resurgence is all about--health and wealth? Why does he take excursions to Africa and travel all over the US aiding the air travel industry in his travels to churches to the west and east coast from Texas. I would bet that the missionaries and poor pastors would love to have that luxury money.Originally posted by dh1948:
I know nothing about KPBAP, but based on this statement, I would guess that he has a real problem with pastors. Maybe he is a disgruntled deacon or layman who wishes he had been called to be a pastor...or maybe even ran from the call. Now it gripes him to see some pastors doing well in ministry and in the area of finances.
In two churches I pastored in the south there were some who thought it would be good to go to the local restaurant and sip on coffee in the mornings with people from town. I told them I didn't have time for that. My mornings were taken studying and praying. Needless to say both churches had faltered and began to grow when I showed up and enlisted people in doing ministry. Many of the people were so involved in "church" that they were unable to answer a number of basic questions about them. One of the first things I did was to shut down most of their programs and told them to get to know their neighbors and BBQ with them. None of those churches had had pastors who trained them and taught them to do evangelism and study the Bible before and make disciples. They had been spending their time thinking about ways to get people in the door instead of going to them. They had been thinking about programs and methods instead of praying for them and seeking God first. After one year God gave us everything we wanted and more than they had ever had. There would be people who would show up on a Sunday and when I visited them during the week they would tell me they had heard about us and came to help.Originally posted by mioque:
"they start drawing a 6 figure salary, with a leased car, custom made suit and free membership to the country club."
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I showed this excerpt to our 2 pastors and they both want to express their heartfelt envy at some of their US counterparts. Neither of them is however quite sure what a pastor is supposed to do with a custom made suit and free membership to a country club.![]()
"The greater trouble I see is how pastors, seminary presidents and denominational leaders are "placed on pedestals" as if they are beyond sinning and are CEO's and not shepherds. "
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As everybody knows, baptist christianity in the USA has something of a feud going on with the RCC. That denomination is basically dead overhere, so we feud with extremist calvinist splintergroups instead.![]()
Anyways, last time I checked one of those groups (the Oudgereformeerden) have only 2 pastors for 60 congregations. One of them is so influential that basically nothing get's done without his explicit involvement and consent. Even in his own denomination people have started calling him "king of church" behind his back.
I don't lump all SBC preachers together, please don't lump all IFB preachers together.I'd rather see an SBC preacher than some brain-washed Ind Fund Bapt who spoke and preached like his preacher hero.
I guess the truth can be painful at time!I don't lump all SBC preachers together, please don't lump all IFB preachers together.
That is an offensive remark.
http://www.christendom-awake.org/pages/calkins/jp2marcor.htmOriginally posted by mioque:
"Pope John Paul wanted Mary to be elevated to
"co-redemptrex", did you all know that?"
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I hear that story all the time, but only from SDA's and baptists that are fiercely anti-Catholic to begin with.
It's an urban legend.
Not that the RCC hierarchy doesn't have an unhealthy obsession with Mary...
In a notable general audience address given on 4 May 1983 the Holy Father said this:
Dearest brothers and sisters, in the month of May we raise our eyes to Mary, the woman who was associated in a unique way in the work of mankind's reconciliation with God. According to the Father's plan, Christ was to accomplish this work through his sacrifice. However, a woman would be associated with him, the Immaculate Virgin who is thus placed before our eyes as the highest model of cooperation in the work of salvation. ...
The "Yes" of the Annunciation constituted not only the acceptance of the offered motherhood, but signified above all Mary's commitment to service of the mystery of the Redemption. Redemption was the work of her Son; Mary was associated with it on a subordinate level. Nevertheless, her participation was real and demanding. Giving her consent to the angel's message, Mary agreed to collaborate in the whole work of mankind's reconciliation with God, just as her Son would accomplish it. [31]