Zechzav wrote: I am not convinced the humility David Platt exhibits is real, considering his celebrity status and the lack of persecution from the world. I believe he is fitting in quite nicely with the harlot institutional church, using the Name of our LORD for his own personal glory. We should be supporting not admonishing! Today isnt all that special nor or we so special that we just know more than God. We shouldnt let out own viewpoint be the only criteria. Aspiring to the office of overseer it is a fine work (1 Tim 3:1). @ Todd Wilhelm: However, other fans, find Jimmys voice to be his hallmark trait. These pastors do a lot of fund raising in the USA, selling themselves as making a huge impact on the muslim world for the cause of Christ. But some people now say that if only we would forget church buildings and just meet in individual homes then that (and apparently only that) would be biblical. I do think that it is a poor idea to have a teaching pastor who doesnt know her or his flock, as I agree with Bridget that pastors should be driven by the Spirit to attend to the needs of the congregation. At MBC we have a large pastoral staff who make hospital visits, perform weddings and funerals, etc. This is a predicate. I had no idea who David Platt was two months ago, until I started listening to his sermons. He was senior pastor at the Church at Brook Hills in Birmingham, Alabama, from 2006 to 2014. A Methodist pediatrician I used to work with when we both worked for the Feds once said that (local SBC mega) was better organized than Reynolds Tobacco. Perhaps he isnt really so committed to being radical? The produce being sold includes commercial growers, according to the signs on their pickup trucks. Its like a code for the party apparatus, comrade. Sermon on the Mount definitely I think the title of pastor has lost its meaning. I will grant you that he spoke at other church in the UAE and other countries during some of those weeks, but the fact is he is paid a salary by the UCCD members to be the senior pastor at their church. Nice to hear that I wasnt the only one to notice this and it wasnt just my imagination. So here I sit on the fence not wanting to miss out on the excellent teachings in small classes at MBC but hungry for community (that is what a church is supposed to be, isnt it?). Or do you mean the Mega New Testament Church model, in which the large full-time staff are comfortably paid wages from the offering baskets of the local believers (believers that they must manage) especially the ones who are sharing leadership with them on a non-paid basis, fitting it around the hours they work to earn money to live. http://www.bpnews.net/49530/harveybattered-churches-sue-for-fema-funds. and for fun. It is a very unusual pastoral position that David Platt is undertaking. Does not. Perhaps it could be in a negative senseIOW, everything this man said to do, do the opposite. He never chided believers to get out there, knock on doors, join me on mission, serve your community, hand out water bottles at marathons, plant a community garden. Surely the pastor should be praying and asking God what He wants the pastor to say to this particular congregation in this particular moment? When asked by Collider if theres ever been a television show hes watched and wished he was a part of, Isa. Pastor X called me by my names tonight when he handed me the bread. Ive even seen multi-media pastor. For me, its a point of emphasis. A person who has a stroke, an accident or birth defect may have speech and language problems. He feeds the one that gnaws him most.. And like I said, making the pulpit and the weekly sermon the center of our spiritual lives seems odd to me. To others, it takes years, years during which lose sleep worrying about not doing enough social work and not being worthy of salvation. https://fiec.org.uk/events/event/leaders-conference-2017. And I do not want that. Say to the cities of America, Believe in Jesus Christ and be saved! Its very much a privilege of churches that can insulate the preacher from the congregation. Many in the radical reformation rejected that idea as unbiblical. Like your husband, I am deeply touched when a pastor knows my name & uses it in a kind way. Why if Aunt Tilly is sick we think the head shamans prayers are needed more than our next door neighbor sister or brother in Christs prayers? For me lately, my daughter and I have been extremely humbled by our circumstances. When Jesus said that He would build His church and said that the Spirit would come, but failed to mention a new book of laws, I guess He just lost His perspective there for a bit? Instead of sending your money to the church, send it to charities that you personally know and feel connected to. A spiritual birth which transforms someone into a true Christian, a saint, by the activity of the Holy Spirit. See Matthew 3:11; John 3:3-8; 7:39; 14:17; 20:22; Acts 2:38; Romans 8:2-26; 14:17; 1 Corinthians 2:10-12; 3:16; 6:11-19; 12:13; 2 Corinthians 3:3; 17-18; Galatians 3:2-5, 14; 4:6; Ephesians 1:13; 3:16; 4:30; 5:18; Philippians 2:1; 1 Thessalonians 4:8; 2 Thessalonians 2:13; 2 Timothy 1:14; Titus 3:5; Hebrews 6:4; 1 Peter 1:2,22; 1 John 3:24; 4:13; Jude 1:20. The reason we should learn names is twofold. But have you ever noticed the way he kind of empasizes the c sound. Yeah, I have had to have church at home on three different occasions in life. I would put those other elements that you mentioned at the center, and leave the weekly preach as an option. We need to assemble, and we need each other to live out the one anothers. Christ gave Himself for the Church. Most people happen to believe that a pastor should be more than a podcast on legs. As does a real paster, of course. 14, that will be my last Sunday at Brook Hills, and then well begin to shift totally after that.. He clearly could not know everyone by name as our capacity as humanssociologically speakingtaps out at around 150 (if you look at the literature). I do not make any claim to have arrived as a Christian, but I do have a daily practical intentional walk with Jesus. I agree with pretty much all the critique here. Please dont tell me that Lon believes in Calvanismwould break my heart. Some are completely reasonable, and some would run any old church in an area that appreciated out of town. The Holy Spirits indwelling Presence IS our witness. How in the world can they ever learn the names of their people. It seems to me that youre all just looking for the perfect church. I see you met the pastor at my former church. +++++++++++++++++++++++. Nor do they ever get any deeper. Of course there are many in between, but I continue to be amazed how many people do not put much thought into what they do and say.. our immediate culture is makin this worse. What a relief. Or insipid video series made by the pastors wife/youth group/whatever? That is simply not a position that exists in the New Testament. an abstract you who is just a part of a mass of faces. Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new (2 Corinthians 5:17). This event basically served as a promotion for one of Platts books and undoubtedly it boosted sales back in the USA. I believe Jesus summed this up best when he followed up the first greatest commandment with the second, to love your neighbor as yourself. It is like they think they are crossing some sort of line if they drop their guard and form genuine relationships. 40:8. I know, I mean, how many golf stories can one hear? We do need to do both seek the LORD, seek the lost. Everything is for show to make the congregation think theres actual ministry going on. Moses and Joshua ministered unto the LORD; Samuel was ministering unto the LORD (trimming the lamps); Paul and Barnabas were ministering unto the LORD when the Spirit separated them unto Himself (Acts 13:2). David Platt states that he spends 20-25 hours preparing for one sermon. We ought to consider again what we are putting on the LORDs table and to who we are accountable: the hungry souls, and the One who blesses, breaks, and gives. I could elaborate, but the post would be too long. Yeah, I have had to have church at home on three different occasions in life. Whats wrong for you may be right for another believer and vice versa. Maybe I did not put it across very well and I certainly agree with you about the importance of the two great commandments. Generally, human nature is fairly predictable once we give up the notion that we ourselves or our group is somehow exempt. Without a revelation of Who God is, the people will run wild, unrestrained. I tried real hard to laugh about it. I think a marriage of convenience took place, and human nature made sure that it stayed that way when things became very inconvenient a few short years later. But he is not a pastor at McLean. 2. a person who protects, guides, or watches over a person or group of people. But maybe thats just me trying to figure out how in the world the Odd Couple ever got together and why Dever sold out what he claims to believe so fervently. The man boy who took over my former church immediately had his title changed to lead pastor. Disclaimer: We have had a pastor/missionary in the family-by marriage-and I came close to getting fitted for an orange jump suit over that rascal. I think that people are more comfortable with Jesus loves me (a song) than they are with keep my commandments (a direct quote from the mouth of Jesus) and some folks find it easy to play the two off against each other in order to avoid whatever they want to avoid and take advantage of whatever they want to take advantage of. When he was three my son once told a woman in the checkout line that I once threw him like a football. (I first learned of it fromSBC This Week.). sign a covenant with! I dont know if they have similar laws in Australia, the churches there appear to have the same penchant for the title. If one uses the Big Show/Event as an evangelistic/attractionistic tool, how does that align with scripture, with worship, and with the definition of church. He speaks very quietly and sometimes it is hard to make out what he is saying. I am preparing myself to disciple others. The Tron, and others (some of which are known to me directly) are looking for the perfect church network. Or he saw the amount of resources that McLean Bible Church has and was to sway their donations. Dont get me wrong, the Bible is a great and wonderful thing, and as far as holy books go it has no equal. One reason that have always respected Billy Graham is because he knew that he was called to be an Evangelist not a Pastor. Boy did that make some pastors extremely mad. WebSpeech disorders affect roughly 11.5% of the US population, and 5% of the primary school population. Its possible this man simply feigned interest in my mother hoping she would tell him that she would leave some $$$ to the church. The wonder of it all is that God still honors His Bread. For me personally, it takes faith to be known in a church. And in most of these churches, members arent allowed to do much ministry either, because they have paid staff for that who make 4-10x more than the average member of the congregation. He and his wife have 7 children. C H Spurgeon : The old truth that Calvin preached, that Augustine preached, that Paul preached, is the truth that I must preach today, or else be false to my conscience and my God., C H Spurgeon : There is no soul living who holds more firmly to the doctrines of grace (ed. We called a man (we were SBC)to preach. Trustees also will evaluate McLeans level of partnership with the Southern Baptist Convention. My wife and I are part of McLean Bible Church and we were thrilled that David approached us and volunteered his time to bring us Gods Word. David Platts mission, whether he realizes it or not, is to make MBC a social justice church. When people function, in love, in their gifts and responsibilities there is no need for a vested authority. Standing up on a stage, being the only voice heard in a comfortably organised setting where everyone is explicitly there to hear you speak, is among the most seductively intoxicating pleasures anywhere in this life. I also think its something all Christians should aspire toward, though I do believe all Christians are equal priests in a priesthood lead by Jesus. © 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 - The Wartburg Watch. If hes not getting a salary, why does he need this title. A vague reference to Samuels School of the Prophets is a weak link, but possible. This is indirectly related to this topic.I am questioning the current practice of satellite churches.where a church starts another location with the pastor appearing via webcam. injury or illness that affects your vocal cords. He wants that title. The ESS controversy is a great example, but there are more. Nor do they ever get any deeper. For leadership (in Timothy and Titus) is predicated upon godly character traits and just one skill, apt to teach. No longer is this business an artisan bakery, but a big time corporation. Where is most of ones time spent? stroke. He had his family and his oilfield job, and we were either adults or in families with adults. Got a bit lively, but no legal or 501c3 problems. They went to provide medical expertise and other practical support to Nepalese men and women while they preached the gospel. It is not my place to question Gods call on this mans life, but again, I have a lot of concerns about this. You both nailed it to the wall! That has even helped me turn this not quite the usual parishioner into someone that I am truly glad to see every Sunday. @ Tree: I was really moved. Head pastor, lead pastor, teaching pastor, senior pastor, preaching pastor, associate pastor, assistant pastor, worship pastor, music pastor, youth pastor, college pastor, building services pastor, executive pastor . I believe they will be held accountable. Anyway, I love that, and I love Ed's voice! Every eight years the denomination "requires it". Speaker?) Call him a speaker, not a pastor. to be more specific, they said that their insurer advised them that if they were to let anyone use their facility other than another non-profit, it could jeopardize their tax-exempt status. it wasn't when we spent 10 years in inter city ministry and certainly not the 60 hour week my husband put in hoping on day his boss will finally honour his words and we can buy in to the company after using his name in a limited parntership where due to the financial mess of '08 we haven't seen a bit of profit but have had insurance go up 40 percent. I do believe the quickest way to clean up the Body is STOP the clergy/laity divide and go to the all volunteer movement. Im sure the new name for the SBC has already been determined because Southern and Baptist and Convention is not going to work. And the buzz word missional has taken over their thought process. I think youve summed it up pretty well. @ Headless Unicorn Guy: It is our reasonable service in light of Who God is. Webdoes david platt speech impediment. It was all titles and nonsense. But the idea that we are first born again and then immediately sent on mission of some sort (publicly profess the faith for example) was how we were taught back in the day in SBCville. @ Thersites: My friend tells me that people were really starting to grumble about that. They will help the bakery improve marketing and distribution: Corporate granaries such as ConAggerback and General Willow Mills. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=llNnlE6Hbuc. ), theres a church here in Stirling I know of that, as far as I know, has left the Kirk and gone independent; there are undoubtedly others locally I dont know about. They (501-c3 religious entities) want all the benefits (infrastructure, free speech protections) of a progressive democracy under the rule of law, but none of the responsibilities. And it is He himself, the Jesus of keep my commandments who says to some depart from me For all the problems which have been pointed out about SBC Voices, Dave Miller, et al, made sure that the speakers at the 2017 SBC Pastors Conference (the prelude to the annual SBC gathering/business meeting) came from small churches (< 500 members) and, though all were male, they were not all white. Believe in Jesus today, youll be very glad YOU did! I remember folks telling me to never attend the last Sunday morning service because he loves to ramble on waaaay over time since he doesnt have to worry about the next service. Most of the congregation will never realize this as they are caught up in the cult of personality. They say they study and write sermons for 20-25 hours a week. I dont view Christians (during the week) as scattered. Madness. Nonprofits are one of my fields of research. I dont know much about them beyond that once TAG disbanded I lost contact but a friend of mine did attend CJs church and said he was a Calvinist. You cant have it both ways and these special privileges may prove to be a future rationalization for government meddling. Sadly, nothing. The best theologians can go off track if left to themselves and their own view of scripture. But making the pulpit and the weekly sermon the center of our spiritual lives seems odd to me. Being precedes doing, and that doing of mission also requires the Holy Spirit. I want to know when did my husband or me get a vacation from life. This promise indicates that God is present with the Body in a way He has not promised to the individual. Seems like a focal point. @ ZechZav: Lift up your voice mightily, O Christian, bearer of Jesus good news; lift it up, do not fear. @ Gram3: What is Jesus gospel? Mike Wittmer : LZ Granderson, a member of Rob Bells church and a regular contributor to CNN and ESPN, wrote a column today for CNN.com which illustrates the problem that I try to correct in the first two chapters of extremely disappointing, disillusioning. Hes doing well. The salary thing is often a deflection. Worship is the response to a revelation of Who God is. Im tired and normally pastor shenanigans give me a chuckle, but reading about these clowns just irks me tonight. most megachurch sermons are shallow and quite devoid of teaching of Scripture. Of course, a lot of people in their church have no idea their pastor has somebody else write their sermons and they dont go elsewhere very often, so they wouldnt realize it. (2 Corinthians 11:3), Bet your proverbial @zz, MBC is being played, Spy It seems Billy Graham has the gift of evangelism (gifts of the Spirit to the church, Rom. People want to belong, Sneak-Peek: R U Representing Christ, Perhaps?. To our readers How many weekly training hours do you suppose it takes to actually be able to win one of those? Are you prepared to refute the lies of Cultural Marxism spewed by many of todays leading evangelical pastors and authors? Yes, but Platt played the deep sense of calling (from God) card. What never ceases to amaze me is that many who know that do not care as long as they get to participate in the fantasy! And they are extremely popular with Baptist pastors, but most Baptists have no idea they even exist. In what respects? Problem is Jesus shepherded in another fashion and ran off when people wanted him to be a celebrity. That said it may be only a contributing reason for the over-use of the pastor title. The building which was on the tax rolls is now removed causing a decrease in the tax base and higher taxes for others. And all the travel time. Hes doing well. He sounds like a driven man. 2013-04-01 11:06:03. I mean its not that big of a deal until you look at a pattern in the entire movement. We do need bread from heaven we live by the Word of God; it should come from the pulpit, but God can use anyone to bring forth a word, anywhere. Were paying, sometimes til it drives us into financial ruin, to be abused. Id be very interested. I just listened to a YRR pup give a 45 minute tearful sermon on the huge sacrifice he is making to leave the church he ruined after 5 years to be a teaching pastor in a mega. Have you considered that its because most megachurch pastors care very little about Scripture, as thats just not the point? He knew when He inspired the authors of the Bible just exactly what would be going on now. Nor do they ever get any deeper. To be fair to Platt, in his final sermon I referenced he actually made a strong plea for Christians to go to different countries not as professional missionaries, but as workers with regular jobs who can spread the Gospel through normal contacts and also assist to strengthen local churches. See how you feel then. I have not seen any statistics about what percentage of whom want what, but I too have seen behind the curtain, but it is the curtain not of some organization but rather the curtain behind which lurk the professionally religious, and I want none of the like messing with my life/ family/ ideas or whatever. I know many folks like me at Mclean. Platt, the senior pastor of McLean Bible Church in Northern Virginia, is now caught in the middle of a scandal that is reminiscent of events that took place in 2019 at a Which is why (for me anyway) labels behave more like a fluid than a solid. It is very sad. In a TWW postEd Stetzer and the Four Fence Posts that Define His Ministry, Stetzerexplained what he didand didnot do as a bi-vocational pastor. I may be reading too much into your comments. The flock is right in holding its paid shepherd role accountable, sadly lacking today. @ ZechZav: Washing disciples feet delegate. Celebrity pastors who are in it for the fame, money, or to deceptively change a church polity. Im fine with paying staff, pastors, etc, but dont insist theres a New Testament mandate for the paid career program we see. With the IMB and the NAMB and 9Marks and ERLC there, it sure looks like there will be political consolidation in D.C. of what used to be known as the SBC. I promote the Salvation Army over the SBC. When I asked them What is he preaching on?, they didnt seem to know. * @ Bridget: We could argue this stuff back and forth until the ice sheets start moving South again and it would accomplish nada, zilch, and zero. Most pastor positions are salaried. People want to belong. Their doctrines are like leaven and Jesus warned us to beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees. Thank you. Mahaney and Wayne Grudem repeatedly regurgitate the same few sermons time after time. But they are the foundation to faith and give definition and motivation to service (in light of His great love). solution pollution Posts: 49. Incidentally, thats three comments in a row beginning with the word incidentally. All of scripture is not the Gospel (Wisdom Lit., lament, apocalyptic, etc.). With a seminary degree???? It seems perfectly obvious to me that He wants more when it comes to eternity than just hanging around and thinking pleasant thoughts, so to speak. (2) The born-again experience: i.e. Everyone that knows anything must have taken a vow of silence. We could show them how to have a relationship with God by being preoccupied with that, ourselves separated unto Him. And there is now a DidaskoFellowship of churches which is about to set up a Didasko Presbytery. Faith is a response to Gods Self-revelation. This week, it was announced thatDavid Plattwill soon be voted on to be the new teaching pastor atMcLean Bible Church. I can see how this could be the cast for new converts, in the same way that newborns depend on the pre-digested proteins of milk. Please, I prepped lesson plans for 6 math classes per day (4 different grade levels) in way, way, way less time than that! Dr. Platt would serve as Teaching Pastor, not Senior Pastor, he would not be involved in overall day-to-day leadership in the church, and he would not receive a salary for his role at MBC. Personally, I respect organization, but my most pressing need is for substance. deny the community access to their facility which they help sponsor with their tax dollars. I dont see a vested authority required in scripture. And that was his only job then. Then those who gladly received his word were baptized; and that day about three thousand souls were added to them. Acts 2:41, NKJV Imagine how differently the church would impact the world if the money spent on buildings and salaries went to meeting needs? Day-to-day leaders of the church living and working shoulder-to-shoulder with all the one anothers? After reading your comments I was deeply discouraged, wow this man must be seriously egotistical and really has no heart for the church body. The pastor at a church we attend is going to get a three month sabbatical in Jan. Hi Bridget, Personally collecting and sending funds from one local body of believers to a non-local body of believers who were in need? I am certainly not saying that my job is equivalent to giving a sermon at church but I do have to lead the meeting, I have to ask the right questions and ferret out information that people may be unwilling to give (but we tell them up front, this is not a fault-finding exercise). Both monologue (preaching) and dialogue (teaching w/discussion) are valuable in the Church. He even had the nerve to say he was leaving the church in the best shape it had ever been in and its history! We are disgusted that its gone neo-Cal and SBC. I look forward to further comments if you are so inclined, Seulement vous, Jsus peut montrer cette vision de lhomme aveugle! (1)), Spy Ok, maybe Im missing something but hes offering to preach for free. I am thinking that the success of megas is not just about celebrities, just judging from the success of the local mega. i could care less about your career. Full time pastor.TGC chairman. @ Dave A A: WebHearing Aid & Speech Issues Explored. @ dee: As far as being a teacher to the world, I hope the world reads scripture, knows Jesus, and does not believe everything that comes from Davids mouth or writings. If we would just let God be God, He would draw all men unto Himself. I came across the Disasko reference here. It is a very odd collection of characters. That idol of Authoritarianism is the reason, IMO, that the competing factions of Calvinists and Traditionalists have been willing to make at least the appearance of peace in the SBC. My husband said this evening that its like a plague and now even once-immune MBC is falling victim to it. The non-denominational fellowship had its services in I think it was the auditorium of a middle school in McLean, VA. As I recall, the teaching was Bible-based and for the most part spot on. We need a place to exercise our gifts, and to receive those of others connected to the body and functioning. Naturally, then, they must compete against other bloggers for market-share. Interesting, I always thought Platt was the dullard they sent on errands when they talked about the secret stuff. My guess is theres some bigger strategy going on. We are there as a BODY to ask what can we do to GLORIFY GOD?, @ Chris: This concern was raised when Platt took the position at the mission board. However, I do think it represents something about care and compassion of the sheep and knowing them by name. Or insipid video series made by the pastors wife/youth group/whatever? Because those are more entertaining, particularly to a TV audience. @ Hope: Did anything ever become of this at the IMB? This happens at my church too and it is lovely. . I hear you. Those things cannot be torn apart and pitted against each other; they are part and parcel of the whole. It took long enough! Mahaney? So why do we continue supporting this made up role? I hope Ive answered your question. I felt the LORD give me this analogy/story line a few years ago concerning juggernaut corporate bakeries and local artisan bakeries. The gospel [good news(tm) ] that Jesus presents in John 3:16, for those that are infected with Calvinism, is simply not enough. When people grasp us too strongly, either with their love or with their dependence, we are intuitively conscious that they are not looking to God, and we become paralyzed in our efforts to help them. I find it interesting that Paul never did this, at least in his letters. I guess being on the fence is another word for being in the wilderness. 2) And making way too much of it at the other. ADA Jesus, You Are Able Local believers who had plenty sharing personally with other local believers who had need? Do you think the Apostle Paul really knew the names of the thousands who were added to the church daily or that he made hospital visits? 20-25 hours might involve something like translating the passage out of the original language, maybe? I would like to say to all of you. Why we think we can somehow be in authority over anyone else spiritually? Using the same idea to answer another enigma, why did Mark Dever himself give up the entire 9Marks system in order to protect C.J. The Creator takes precedence, and His revelation of Himself is central. You will realize why you cannot live up to his standards.He is *better* than you although he will tell you he is the worst sinner that he knows. God designed us for community. So if it is the means then why are people upset when Platt says that people need to get with it regarding the means? Id say it takes me anywhere from 8-15 hours to put together a new sermon depending on my familiarity with the passage. This enhances the body that we are serving and being served no one is exempt from either one. Im not looking for the perfect church . We always sit in the back and still do. Hopefully they will all burn themselves out by being crazy busy like Platt and go away! But we didnt expect him to know us all by name, succor us through the tough times of life, or somehow be there for us 24/7. I have not seen that to be true in most churches with most Teaching on Sunday Elders. McLean has gradually lost the credibility it once had back in the 80s and 90s. Would be beneficial if more people pastored in like fashion. Sometimes I think it insults womens intelligence that man cant be a corporate term.
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Zechzav wrote: I am not convinced the humility David Platt exhibits is real, considering his celebrity status and the lack of persecution from the world. I believe he is fitting in quite nicely with the harlot institutional church, using the Name of our LORD for his own personal glory. We should be supporting not admonishing! Today isnt all that special nor or we so special that we just know more than God. We shouldnt let out own viewpoint be the only criteria. Aspiring to the office of overseer it is a fine work (1 Tim 3:1). @ Todd Wilhelm: However, other fans, find Jimmys voice to be his hallmark trait. These pastors do a lot of fund raising in the USA, selling themselves as making a huge impact on the muslim world for the cause of Christ. But some people now say that if only we would forget church buildings and just meet in individual homes then that (and apparently only that) would be biblical. I do think that it is a poor idea to have a teaching pastor who doesnt know her or his flock, as I agree with Bridget that pastors should be driven by the Spirit to attend to the needs of the congregation. At MBC we have a large pastoral staff who make hospital visits, perform weddings and funerals, etc. This is a predicate. I had no idea who David Platt was two months ago, until I started listening to his sermons. He was senior pastor at the Church at Brook Hills in Birmingham, Alabama, from 2006 to 2014. A Methodist pediatrician I used to work with when we both worked for the Feds once said that (local SBC mega) was better organized than Reynolds Tobacco. Perhaps he isnt really so committed to being radical? The produce being sold includes commercial growers, according to the signs on their pickup trucks. Its like a code for the party apparatus, comrade. Sermon on the Mount definitely I think the title of pastor has lost its meaning. I will grant you that he spoke at other church in the UAE and other countries during some of those weeks, but the fact is he is paid a salary by the UCCD members to be the senior pastor at their church. Nice to hear that I wasnt the only one to notice this and it wasnt just my imagination. So here I sit on the fence not wanting to miss out on the excellent teachings in small classes at MBC but hungry for community (that is what a church is supposed to be, isnt it?). Or do you mean the Mega New Testament Church model, in which the large full-time staff are comfortably paid wages from the offering baskets of the local believers (believers that they must manage) especially the ones who are sharing leadership with them on a non-paid basis, fitting it around the hours they work to earn money to live. http://www.bpnews.net/49530/harveybattered-churches-sue-for-fema-funds. and for fun. It is a very unusual pastoral position that David Platt is undertaking. Does not. Perhaps it could be in a negative senseIOW, everything this man said to do, do the opposite. He never chided believers to get out there, knock on doors, join me on mission, serve your community, hand out water bottles at marathons, plant a community garden. Surely the pastor should be praying and asking God what He wants the pastor to say to this particular congregation in this particular moment? When asked by Collider if theres ever been a television show hes watched and wished he was a part of, Isa. Pastor X called me by my names tonight when he handed me the bread. Ive even seen multi-media pastor. For me, its a point of emphasis. A person who has a stroke, an accident or birth defect may have speech and language problems. He feeds the one that gnaws him most.. And like I said, making the pulpit and the weekly sermon the center of our spiritual lives seems odd to me. To others, it takes years, years during which lose sleep worrying about not doing enough social work and not being worthy of salvation. https://fiec.org.uk/events/event/leaders-conference-2017. And I do not want that. Say to the cities of America, Believe in Jesus Christ and be saved! Its very much a privilege of churches that can insulate the preacher from the congregation. Many in the radical reformation rejected that idea as unbiblical. Like your husband, I am deeply touched when a pastor knows my name & uses it in a kind way. Why if Aunt Tilly is sick we think the head shamans prayers are needed more than our next door neighbor sister or brother in Christs prayers? For me lately, my daughter and I have been extremely humbled by our circumstances. When Jesus said that He would build His church and said that the Spirit would come, but failed to mention a new book of laws, I guess He just lost His perspective there for a bit? Instead of sending your money to the church, send it to charities that you personally know and feel connected to. A spiritual birth which transforms someone into a true Christian, a saint, by the activity of the Holy Spirit. See Matthew 3:11; John 3:3-8; 7:39; 14:17; 20:22; Acts 2:38; Romans 8:2-26; 14:17; 1 Corinthians 2:10-12; 3:16; 6:11-19; 12:13; 2 Corinthians 3:3; 17-18; Galatians 3:2-5, 14; 4:6; Ephesians 1:13; 3:16; 4:30; 5:18; Philippians 2:1; 1 Thessalonians 4:8; 2 Thessalonians 2:13; 2 Timothy 1:14; Titus 3:5; Hebrews 6:4; 1 Peter 1:2,22; 1 John 3:24; 4:13; Jude 1:20. The reason we should learn names is twofold. But have you ever noticed the way he kind of empasizes the c sound. Yeah, I have had to have church at home on three different occasions in life. I would put those other elements that you mentioned at the center, and leave the weekly preach as an option. We need to assemble, and we need each other to live out the one anothers. Christ gave Himself for the Church. Most people happen to believe that a pastor should be more than a podcast on legs. As does a real paster, of course. 14, that will be my last Sunday at Brook Hills, and then well begin to shift totally after that.. He clearly could not know everyone by name as our capacity as humanssociologically speakingtaps out at around 150 (if you look at the literature). I do not make any claim to have arrived as a Christian, but I do have a daily practical intentional walk with Jesus. I agree with pretty much all the critique here. Please dont tell me that Lon believes in Calvanismwould break my heart. Some are completely reasonable, and some would run any old church in an area that appreciated out of town. The Holy Spirits indwelling Presence IS our witness. How in the world can they ever learn the names of their people. It seems to me that youre all just looking for the perfect church. I see you met the pastor at my former church. +++++++++++++++++++++++. Nor do they ever get any deeper. Of course there are many in between, but I continue to be amazed how many people do not put much thought into what they do and say.. our immediate culture is makin this worse. What a relief. Or insipid video series made by the pastors wife/youth group/whatever? That is simply not a position that exists in the New Testament. an abstract you who is just a part of a mass of faces. Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new (2 Corinthians 5:17). This event basically served as a promotion for one of Platts books and undoubtedly it boosted sales back in the USA. I believe Jesus summed this up best when he followed up the first greatest commandment with the second, to love your neighbor as yourself. It is like they think they are crossing some sort of line if they drop their guard and form genuine relationships. 40:8. I know, I mean, how many golf stories can one hear? We do need to do both seek the LORD, seek the lost. Everything is for show to make the congregation think theres actual ministry going on. Moses and Joshua ministered unto the LORD; Samuel was ministering unto the LORD (trimming the lamps); Paul and Barnabas were ministering unto the LORD when the Spirit separated them unto Himself (Acts 13:2). David Platt states that he spends 20-25 hours preparing for one sermon. We ought to consider again what we are putting on the LORDs table and to who we are accountable: the hungry souls, and the One who blesses, breaks, and gives. I could elaborate, but the post would be too long. Yeah, I have had to have church at home on three different occasions in life. Whats wrong for you may be right for another believer and vice versa. Maybe I did not put it across very well and I certainly agree with you about the importance of the two great commandments. Generally, human nature is fairly predictable once we give up the notion that we ourselves or our group is somehow exempt. Without a revelation of Who God is, the people will run wild, unrestrained. I tried real hard to laugh about it. I think a marriage of convenience took place, and human nature made sure that it stayed that way when things became very inconvenient a few short years later. But he is not a pastor at McLean. 2. a person who protects, guides, or watches over a person or group of people. But maybe thats just me trying to figure out how in the world the Odd Couple ever got together and why Dever sold out what he claims to believe so fervently. The man boy who took over my former church immediately had his title changed to lead pastor. Disclaimer: We have had a pastor/missionary in the family-by marriage-and I came close to getting fitted for an orange jump suit over that rascal. I think that people are more comfortable with Jesus loves me (a song) than they are with keep my commandments (a direct quote from the mouth of Jesus) and some folks find it easy to play the two off against each other in order to avoid whatever they want to avoid and take advantage of whatever they want to take advantage of. When he was three my son once told a woman in the checkout line that I once threw him like a football. (I first learned of it fromSBC This Week.). sign a covenant with! I dont know if they have similar laws in Australia, the churches there appear to have the same penchant for the title. If one uses the Big Show/Event as an evangelistic/attractionistic tool, how does that align with scripture, with worship, and with the definition of church. He speaks very quietly and sometimes it is hard to make out what he is saying. I am preparing myself to disciple others. The Tron, and others (some of which are known to me directly) are looking for the perfect church network. Or he saw the amount of resources that McLean Bible Church has and was to sway their donations. Dont get me wrong, the Bible is a great and wonderful thing, and as far as holy books go it has no equal. One reason that have always respected Billy Graham is because he knew that he was called to be an Evangelist not a Pastor. Boy did that make some pastors extremely mad. WebSpeech disorders affect roughly 11.5% of the US population, and 5% of the primary school population. Its possible this man simply feigned interest in my mother hoping she would tell him that she would leave some $$$ to the church. The wonder of it all is that God still honors His Bread. For me personally, it takes faith to be known in a church. And in most of these churches, members arent allowed to do much ministry either, because they have paid staff for that who make 4-10x more than the average member of the congregation. He and his wife have 7 children. C H Spurgeon : The old truth that Calvin preached, that Augustine preached, that Paul preached, is the truth that I must preach today, or else be false to my conscience and my God., C H Spurgeon : There is no soul living who holds more firmly to the doctrines of grace (ed. We called a man (we were SBC)to preach. Trustees also will evaluate McLeans level of partnership with the Southern Baptist Convention. My wife and I are part of McLean Bible Church and we were thrilled that David approached us and volunteered his time to bring us Gods Word. David Platts mission, whether he realizes it or not, is to make MBC a social justice church. When people function, in love, in their gifts and responsibilities there is no need for a vested authority. Standing up on a stage, being the only voice heard in a comfortably organised setting where everyone is explicitly there to hear you speak, is among the most seductively intoxicating pleasures anywhere in this life. I also think its something all Christians should aspire toward, though I do believe all Christians are equal priests in a priesthood lead by Jesus. © 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 - The Wartburg Watch. If hes not getting a salary, why does he need this title. A vague reference to Samuels School of the Prophets is a weak link, but possible. This is indirectly related to this topic.I am questioning the current practice of satellite churches.where a church starts another location with the pastor appearing via webcam. injury or illness that affects your vocal cords. He wants that title. The ESS controversy is a great example, but there are more. Nor do they ever get any deeper. For leadership (in Timothy and Titus) is predicated upon godly character traits and just one skill, apt to teach. No longer is this business an artisan bakery, but a big time corporation. Where is most of ones time spent? stroke. He had his family and his oilfield job, and we were either adults or in families with adults. Got a bit lively, but no legal or 501c3 problems. They went to provide medical expertise and other practical support to Nepalese men and women while they preached the gospel. It is not my place to question Gods call on this mans life, but again, I have a lot of concerns about this. You both nailed it to the wall! That has even helped me turn this not quite the usual parishioner into someone that I am truly glad to see every Sunday. @ Tree: I was really moved. Head pastor, lead pastor, teaching pastor, senior pastor, preaching pastor, associate pastor, assistant pastor, worship pastor, music pastor, youth pastor, college pastor, building services pastor, executive pastor . I believe they will be held accountable. Anyway, I love that, and I love Ed's voice! Every eight years the denomination "requires it". Speaker?) Call him a speaker, not a pastor. to be more specific, they said that their insurer advised them that if they were to let anyone use their facility other than another non-profit, it could jeopardize their tax-exempt status. it wasn't when we spent 10 years in inter city ministry and certainly not the 60 hour week my husband put in hoping on day his boss will finally honour his words and we can buy in to the company after using his name in a limited parntership where due to the financial mess of '08 we haven't seen a bit of profit but have had insurance go up 40 percent. I do believe the quickest way to clean up the Body is STOP the clergy/laity divide and go to the all volunteer movement. Im sure the new name for the SBC has already been determined because Southern and Baptist and Convention is not going to work. And the buzz word missional has taken over their thought process. I think youve summed it up pretty well. @ Headless Unicorn Guy: It is our reasonable service in light of Who God is. Webdoes david platt speech impediment. It was all titles and nonsense. But the idea that we are first born again and then immediately sent on mission of some sort (publicly profess the faith for example) was how we were taught back in the day in SBCville. @ Thersites: My friend tells me that people were really starting to grumble about that. They will help the bakery improve marketing and distribution: Corporate granaries such as ConAggerback and General Willow Mills. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=llNnlE6Hbuc. ), theres a church here in Stirling I know of that, as far as I know, has left the Kirk and gone independent; there are undoubtedly others locally I dont know about. They (501-c3 religious entities) want all the benefits (infrastructure, free speech protections) of a progressive democracy under the rule of law, but none of the responsibilities. And it is He himself, the Jesus of keep my commandments who says to some depart from me For all the problems which have been pointed out about SBC Voices, Dave Miller, et al, made sure that the speakers at the 2017 SBC Pastors Conference (the prelude to the annual SBC gathering/business meeting) came from small churches (< 500 members) and, though all were male, they were not all white. Believe in Jesus today, youll be very glad YOU did! I remember folks telling me to never attend the last Sunday morning service because he loves to ramble on waaaay over time since he doesnt have to worry about the next service. Most of the congregation will never realize this as they are caught up in the cult of personality. They say they study and write sermons for 20-25 hours a week. I dont view Christians (during the week) as scattered. Madness. Nonprofits are one of my fields of research. I dont know much about them beyond that once TAG disbanded I lost contact but a friend of mine did attend CJs church and said he was a Calvinist. You cant have it both ways and these special privileges may prove to be a future rationalization for government meddling. Sadly, nothing. The best theologians can go off track if left to themselves and their own view of scripture. But making the pulpit and the weekly sermon the center of our spiritual lives seems odd to me. Being precedes doing, and that doing of mission also requires the Holy Spirit. I want to know when did my husband or me get a vacation from life. This promise indicates that God is present with the Body in a way He has not promised to the individual. Seems like a focal point. @ ZechZav: Lift up your voice mightily, O Christian, bearer of Jesus good news; lift it up, do not fear. @ Gram3: What is Jesus gospel? Mike Wittmer : LZ Granderson, a member of Rob Bells church and a regular contributor to CNN and ESPN, wrote a column today for CNN.com which illustrates the problem that I try to correct in the first two chapters of extremely disappointing, disillusioning. Hes doing well. The salary thing is often a deflection. Worship is the response to a revelation of Who God is. Im tired and normally pastor shenanigans give me a chuckle, but reading about these clowns just irks me tonight. most megachurch sermons are shallow and quite devoid of teaching of Scripture. Of course, a lot of people in their church have no idea their pastor has somebody else write their sermons and they dont go elsewhere very often, so they wouldnt realize it. (2 Corinthians 11:3), Bet your proverbial @zz, MBC is being played, Spy It seems Billy Graham has the gift of evangelism (gifts of the Spirit to the church, Rom. People want to belong, Sneak-Peek: R U Representing Christ, Perhaps?. To our readers How many weekly training hours do you suppose it takes to actually be able to win one of those? Are you prepared to refute the lies of Cultural Marxism spewed by many of todays leading evangelical pastors and authors? Yes, but Platt played the deep sense of calling (from God) card. What never ceases to amaze me is that many who know that do not care as long as they get to participate in the fantasy! And they are extremely popular with Baptist pastors, but most Baptists have no idea they even exist. In what respects? Problem is Jesus shepherded in another fashion and ran off when people wanted him to be a celebrity. That said it may be only a contributing reason for the over-use of the pastor title. The building which was on the tax rolls is now removed causing a decrease in the tax base and higher taxes for others. And all the travel time. Hes doing well. He sounds like a driven man. 2013-04-01 11:06:03. I mean its not that big of a deal until you look at a pattern in the entire movement. We do need bread from heaven we live by the Word of God; it should come from the pulpit, but God can use anyone to bring forth a word, anywhere. Were paying, sometimes til it drives us into financial ruin, to be abused. Id be very interested. I just listened to a YRR pup give a 45 minute tearful sermon on the huge sacrifice he is making to leave the church he ruined after 5 years to be a teaching pastor in a mega. Have you considered that its because most megachurch pastors care very little about Scripture, as thats just not the point? He knew when He inspired the authors of the Bible just exactly what would be going on now. Nor do they ever get any deeper. To be fair to Platt, in his final sermon I referenced he actually made a strong plea for Christians to go to different countries not as professional missionaries, but as workers with regular jobs who can spread the Gospel through normal contacts and also assist to strengthen local churches. See how you feel then. I have not seen any statistics about what percentage of whom want what, but I too have seen behind the curtain, but it is the curtain not of some organization but rather the curtain behind which lurk the professionally religious, and I want none of the like messing with my life/ family/ ideas or whatever. I know many folks like me at Mclean. Platt, the senior pastor of McLean Bible Church in Northern Virginia, is now caught in the middle of a scandal that is reminiscent of events that took place in 2019 at a Which is why (for me anyway) labels behave more like a fluid than a solid. It is very sad. In a TWW postEd Stetzer and the Four Fence Posts that Define His Ministry, Stetzerexplained what he didand didnot do as a bi-vocational pastor. I may be reading too much into your comments. The flock is right in holding its paid shepherd role accountable, sadly lacking today. @ ZechZav: Washing disciples feet delegate. Celebrity pastors who are in it for the fame, money, or to deceptively change a church polity. Im fine with paying staff, pastors, etc, but dont insist theres a New Testament mandate for the paid career program we see. With the IMB and the NAMB and 9Marks and ERLC there, it sure looks like there will be political consolidation in D.C. of what used to be known as the SBC. I promote the Salvation Army over the SBC. When I asked them What is he preaching on?, they didnt seem to know. * @ Bridget: We could argue this stuff back and forth until the ice sheets start moving South again and it would accomplish nada, zilch, and zero. Most pastor positions are salaried. People want to belong. Their doctrines are like leaven and Jesus warned us to beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees. Thank you. Mahaney and Wayne Grudem repeatedly regurgitate the same few sermons time after time. But they are the foundation to faith and give definition and motivation to service (in light of His great love). solution pollution Posts: 49. Incidentally, thats three comments in a row beginning with the word incidentally. All of scripture is not the Gospel (Wisdom Lit., lament, apocalyptic, etc.). With a seminary degree???? It seems perfectly obvious to me that He wants more when it comes to eternity than just hanging around and thinking pleasant thoughts, so to speak. (2) The born-again experience: i.e. Everyone that knows anything must have taken a vow of silence. We could show them how to have a relationship with God by being preoccupied with that, ourselves separated unto Him. And there is now a DidaskoFellowship of churches which is about to set up a Didasko Presbytery. Faith is a response to Gods Self-revelation. This week, it was announced thatDavid Plattwill soon be voted on to be the new teaching pastor atMcLean Bible Church. I can see how this could be the cast for new converts, in the same way that newborns depend on the pre-digested proteins of milk. Please, I prepped lesson plans for 6 math classes per day (4 different grade levels) in way, way, way less time than that! Dr. Platt would serve as Teaching Pastor, not Senior Pastor, he would not be involved in overall day-to-day leadership in the church, and he would not receive a salary for his role at MBC. Personally, I respect organization, but my most pressing need is for substance. deny the community access to their facility which they help sponsor with their tax dollars. I dont see a vested authority required in scripture. And that was his only job then. Then those who gladly received his word were baptized; and that day about three thousand souls were added to them. Acts 2:41, NKJV Imagine how differently the church would impact the world if the money spent on buildings and salaries went to meeting needs? Day-to-day leaders of the church living and working shoulder-to-shoulder with all the one anothers? After reading your comments I was deeply discouraged, wow this man must be seriously egotistical and really has no heart for the church body. The pastor at a church we attend is going to get a three month sabbatical in Jan. Hi Bridget, Personally collecting and sending funds from one local body of believers to a non-local body of believers who were in need? I am certainly not saying that my job is equivalent to giving a sermon at church but I do have to lead the meeting, I have to ask the right questions and ferret out information that people may be unwilling to give (but we tell them up front, this is not a fault-finding exercise). Both monologue (preaching) and dialogue (teaching w/discussion) are valuable in the Church. He even had the nerve to say he was leaving the church in the best shape it had ever been in and its history! We are disgusted that its gone neo-Cal and SBC. I look forward to further comments if you are so inclined, Seulement vous, Jsus peut montrer cette vision de lhomme aveugle! (1)), Spy Ok, maybe Im missing something but hes offering to preach for free. I am thinking that the success of megas is not just about celebrities, just judging from the success of the local mega. i could care less about your career. Full time pastor.TGC chairman. @ Dave A A: WebHearing Aid & Speech Issues Explored. @ dee: As far as being a teacher to the world, I hope the world reads scripture, knows Jesus, and does not believe everything that comes from Davids mouth or writings. If we would just let God be God, He would draw all men unto Himself. I came across the Disasko reference here. It is a very odd collection of characters. That idol of Authoritarianism is the reason, IMO, that the competing factions of Calvinists and Traditionalists have been willing to make at least the appearance of peace in the SBC. My husband said this evening that its like a plague and now even once-immune MBC is falling victim to it. The non-denominational fellowship had its services in I think it was the auditorium of a middle school in McLean, VA. As I recall, the teaching was Bible-based and for the most part spot on. We need a place to exercise our gifts, and to receive those of others connected to the body and functioning. Naturally, then, they must compete against other bloggers for market-share. Interesting, I always thought Platt was the dullard they sent on errands when they talked about the secret stuff. My guess is theres some bigger strategy going on. We are there as a BODY to ask what can we do to GLORIFY GOD?, @ Chris: This concern was raised when Platt took the position at the mission board. However, I do think it represents something about care and compassion of the sheep and knowing them by name. Or insipid video series made by the pastors wife/youth group/whatever? Because those are more entertaining, particularly to a TV audience. @ Hope: Did anything ever become of this at the IMB? This happens at my church too and it is lovely. . I hear you. Those things cannot be torn apart and pitted against each other; they are part and parcel of the whole. It took long enough! Mahaney? So why do we continue supporting this made up role? I hope Ive answered your question. I felt the LORD give me this analogy/story line a few years ago concerning juggernaut corporate bakeries and local artisan bakeries. The gospel [good news(tm) ] that Jesus presents in John 3:16, for those that are infected with Calvinism, is simply not enough. When people grasp us too strongly, either with their love or with their dependence, we are intuitively conscious that they are not looking to God, and we become paralyzed in our efforts to help them. I find it interesting that Paul never did this, at least in his letters. I guess being on the fence is another word for being in the wilderness. 2) And making way too much of it at the other. ADA Jesus, You Are Able Local believers who had plenty sharing personally with other local believers who had need? Do you think the Apostle Paul really knew the names of the thousands who were added to the church daily or that he made hospital visits? 20-25 hours might involve something like translating the passage out of the original language, maybe? I would like to say to all of you. Why we think we can somehow be in authority over anyone else spiritually? Using the same idea to answer another enigma, why did Mark Dever himself give up the entire 9Marks system in order to protect C.J. The Creator takes precedence, and His revelation of Himself is central. You will realize why you cannot live up to his standards.He is *better* than you although he will tell you he is the worst sinner that he knows. God designed us for community. So if it is the means then why are people upset when Platt says that people need to get with it regarding the means? Id say it takes me anywhere from 8-15 hours to put together a new sermon depending on my familiarity with the passage. This enhances the body that we are serving and being served no one is exempt from either one. Im not looking for the perfect church . We always sit in the back and still do. Hopefully they will all burn themselves out by being crazy busy like Platt and go away! But we didnt expect him to know us all by name, succor us through the tough times of life, or somehow be there for us 24/7. I have not seen that to be true in most churches with most Teaching on Sunday Elders. McLean has gradually lost the credibility it once had back in the 80s and 90s. Would be beneficial if more people pastored in like fashion. Sometimes I think it insults womens intelligence that man cant be a corporate term.
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