A pastor's friends

Kevin Miller
I’ve heard it said in the past that a pastor should not have really close friendships with people in their own congregation. That if they do, then others may assume the pastor is showing favoritism. Is that a legitimate concern or is it an overblown worry?

I’m not a pastor myself, but I personally think that everybody in the church should make an effort to develop really close friendships with the other people in church, and that would include the pastor.

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Homosexuality okay at my Church

Guest

Yesterday during a vote in my church to remove a Homosexual woman from membership 40% of the church voted to keep her as a member (which is what happened), and some of those on the deacon board suggested from the open mic that removing her would be moving the church in a Fundamentalist direction. I was so saddened by what happened yesterday. But the truth is that the senior pastor needs prayer, as I am sure there are those on the deacon board that want him out for preaching the Bible, and for suggesting this homosexual be removed from membership .

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This Is Christmas

JoshuaGoodling
The 2010 “This Is Christmas” special section is now live on my http://www.inspiritnews.com: inspiritnews.com website.

I am printing special postcards to announce the Christmas Section, and am making them available to anyone who would like some to hand out and help me reach others with the Real Reason for the Christmas Holiday…..the celebration of the birth of our Wonderful Saviour.

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Conducting Congregational Music Resources Needed

Susan R
My dh and I want our son to learn the basics of leading congregational music. Does anyone know of some online resources that would help with this project?

Cheap is good, free is better. :D

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