As iron sharpens iron,
one person sharpens another. (Proverbs 27:17)
“In explaining the reason for Pray’s Mill Baptist Church’s departure from the SBC, Buice cited a ‘devious deconstruction plan’ that some leaders have been working behind the scenes to accomplish. Recent scandals, controversies, and divisions led to the decision to break away from the 176-year-old denomination.” - C.Leaders
Exodus 20:25 And if thou wilt make me an altar of stone, thou shalt not build it of hewn stone: for if thou lift up thy tool upon it, thou hast polluted it.
Based on this revelation, regardless of all other considerations, any altars that any humans have ever made that were built of any hewn stones were polluted altars. Any and all worship on such altars was defiled worship that was unacceptable to God.
“The following 12 practices were identified by comparing current pastors with former pastors who had left the pastorate before retirement age. We analyzed which questions most strongly predict whether a pastor continues to serve as a senior pastor.” - Lifeway
“Yes, it’s virtual reality (VR) church, where one can “worship” from the comfort of home wearing jammies and goggles while being represented in the “sanctuary” by a personal graphic avatar.” - Ref21/Mortification of Spin
“…the reality of God’s existence is strong; it takes effort to ‘suppress the truth’ (Rom. 1:17). So unbelief is always tentative; it is truly a guess contrary to better evidence.” - Ref21
“When it announced last month it was shutting down, Brentwood Benson became the latest in a line of major church music publishers closing their doors. Last year saw the bankruptcy of Lorenz Corp., which had purchased choral giant Word Music in 2017. Then a few months ago, Lifeway released its last box of new choral offerings for churches.” - BPNews
Every year, the Kingdom of God is challenged by a plethora of problems and issues. Some of the biggest challenges are issues of the times. They are added to the perennial challenges and generic problems like sin, ego, ignorance, selfishness, etc.
Potentially, all or a number of the choices can affect the segment of the Kingdom in which you are involved. I am looking for what you expect to be the greatest challenge in your sphere of ministry.
Please feel free to comment.
I am sure that I left out a big one or two or three, so feel free to share them.
“Many of our top CT Pastors articles were concerned with what it means for clergy to navigate the COVID-19 pandemic, social justice issues, the deconstruction movement, and church abuse scandals.” - CToday
“There was a lot of news in the Southern Baptist Convention this year, and the most popular stories on the Baptist Press website reflect that. Eight of the 10 most-read stories revolve around changes or big decisions in the SBC. Here’s a look at the Top 10.” - BPnews
“…the root of loneliness often results from the inability (often unintentionally) of pastors and congregants to separate the person from the position. This reality manifests in the life of the pastor’s wife as well.” - TGC
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