Comments on: They stand in the very stead of God

By: A Kindred Spirit

A Kindred Spirit — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 20:01:47 +0000

Nope, I’m afraid you’re right, Canary!

Brent Detwiler just moved to such an area to plant one!

By: Ellie

Ellie — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 19:10:28 +0000

I know that some of the earlier churches for sure were small fellowships that had already been started, and then were given as an example of “church planting” after PDI people took over leadership.

By: Jim

Jim — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 19:04:23 +0000

err…. you would be correct.

By: canary

canary — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 18:21:24 +0000

keepinstep,

Hi there!

By: keepinstep

keepinstep — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 03:29:11 +0000

#14 (Mike):
>Is CJ

By: Gracie

Gracie — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 23:13:47 +0000

I said (post #2) “Notice how this whole message is

By: John

John — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 23:14:05 +0000

Of course I have more to say on SGM and this most recent e-missive from Vicar Charles Joseph.

By: John

John — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 22:24:30 +0000

Wow

By: Concerned

Concerned — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 21:45:55 +0000

Amen canary, and I agree Jim, I’ve seen more humility from the pastors who’ve posted here than in three years of SGM pastoral leadership and books on humility and “servant leadership”. I think the definition of servant leadership has also been redefined by SGM – it’s something more along the lines of identifying a need a person has, then meeting that need, whatever it is:financial, emotional, spiritual, etc. And it is this very thing that hooks the needy in – we need to be whole in Christ, and then we will not fall for man’s wisdom and wooing.

By: canary

canary — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 15:24:03 +0000

If I’m understanding correctly, SGM thinks that we, the sheeple, cannot handle the word of God.

By: Tim

Tim — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 14:15:44 +0000

One extra thought.

By: Ellie

Ellie — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 02:54:23 +0000

“To be honest, I would love to see what would happen with a congregation that had many more with the gift of intercessory prayer than of teaching. That would be like walking on Holy Ground to enter in.”

Amen, Eric! GREAT post!!

By: Eric

Eric — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 02:12:27 +0000

LOL, Jim got jokes

By: Jim

Jim — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 02:09:40 +0000

Well Eric, I hope you didn’t get any bleep on you.

By: Eric

Eric — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 02:04:46 +0000

Pastors are sheeple too!

Didnt even know I were one till one of the peeps started a quetion by saying “Pastor, what do you make of this…”

Scared the bleep out of me, I just love talkin to people about Jesus, and discussing His word with them.

By: Jim

Jim — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 01:36:12 +0000

Eric!

I was hoping you would stop by.

Very well said, my friend. Thank you for your input!

(do you guys notice that the majority of the pastors who have posted here today felt no need to identify themselves as such, and the one’s who did, did so without a hint of self importance?)

By: Eric

Eric — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 00:57:50 +0000

Bow low, LOWER, EVEN LOWER Pastor approaching. Bow ye lazy Dogs!!

K thats better. I agree, God does use Priests to speak to His people. I know he used the term Pastor, but I, holding to the priesthood of all believers have had the Lord speak to me through my 9 year old son. And my 93 year old Grandma (before she passed on to glory).

Pastors have a message from the Lord for their congregation, but it is an office no more or less important than any other. To be honest, I would love to see what would happen with a congregation that had many more with the gift of intercessory prayer than of teaching. That would be like walking on Holy Ground to enter in. We are Gods bike delivery drivers. His Angels to our towns and our congregations.

Christ told us to send workers into the field, Pastors are not on par with Moses, it is a completely different office. We are laborers introducing people to Christ and growing with them.

By: Jim

Jim — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 22:08:31 +0000

Big Mike,

You’ve shared the heart of a true (under) shepherd.

Thank you!

By: Big Mike

Big Mike — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 22:01:13 +0000

As Paul said we are helper’s of your joy,

I often tell the congregation that I like Peter and John in Acts 4:13 “and when they perceived the boldness of Peter and John, that they were unlearned and ignorant men, they took note that they had been with Jesus”

By: Jim

Jim — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 21:21:32 +0000

Wise words, Ryan.

Thanks again.