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    Megachurch - Too Big to Fail

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    Thoughtful Monk
    , August 3rd 2012 at 10:35 PM (Thinking on the Way)
    Today I was reading an article about a megachurch which dismissed its pastor because of adultery. I believe the church size was about 5,000 members.

    Is one of the reasons that megachuches fail because they don't have good administrative oversight? Except for the paid staff, all they have is a board of volunteers (elders, trustees, deacons) of uncertain applicable experience who can probably spare maybe 8 hours a month to overseeing the church. Is it then no wonder that the pastor ...
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    Wishful Thinking Pastors

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    Thoughtful Monk
    , July 16th 2012 at 08:04 PM (Thinking on the Way)
    Two Sundays ago our Pastor announced he was leaving the church for a long-term mission opportunity in Africa. This certainly is an answer to his heart and will be a blessing to him and those he ministers to.

    The issue is we are a small church (only about 10 regular attendees) and can't afford to pay him. He has been working a full time job while pastoring this church.

    So who is going to replace him?

    In his "I'm leaving speech" he spoke so optimistically ...
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    Aid and Comfort to the Enemy

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    Thoughtful Monk
    , July 6th 2012 at 09:39 PM (Thinking on the Way)
    I suppose the answer is between God and the person involved. Still I wonder...

    The last time I left a church it was because I saw that despite being called "Christ-Centered" it was actually "Pastor-Centered." Everything was about how wonderful the pastor was. That he was preaching the Health and Wealth / Prosperity / Name it and Claim it gospel (which one dependent on the week) didn't help any.

    As I struggled on whether or not to leave, I just not ...
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    It seems to me that...

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    Thoughtful Monk
    , June 24th 2012 at 06:35 PM (Thinking on the Way)
    I have been giving a lot of thought to the place of the Christian church in US society these days. As you wish, please feedback lest I become full of myself and think I have all the answers.

    By church, I mean the body of believers and non-believers who attend a church here in the US. My experience is with Protestantism so these comments may not be fully applicable to Eastern Orthodox or Roman Catholics.

    There will always be tension between the church and society. Both ...

    Updated July 16th 2012 at 07:33 PM by Thoughtful Monk

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