Massive shakeup going on!

[Minister_WD]

Brother Phillips (pastor in shady grove and a district presbyter in Louisiana) has pulled his church out of the org. He is very conservitive and I suspect this is an indication he is OUT.



2. Wayne Cardwell from DeQuincy has been told by his church that he can leave the UPCI but the CHURCH ISNT....

AND .....


3. ANOTHER CHURCH has told their Pastor that he can leave but THE CHURCH IS STAYING! And that man is CRAWFORD COON!



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[SecretWarrior]

Interesting turn of events!I don't think that some of these pastors took into account that many of their members have deep roots in the UPC.



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[MawMaw]

Originally Posted by SecretWarrior

Interesting turn of events!I don't think that some of these pastors took into account that many of their members have deep roots in the UPC.



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I think that most pastors knew where there church family stood on the issues at hand, before they (the pastors) decided to pull out or stay in, the UPC.

[KarenJo]

If these men want to leave then they should go but I don't think it's fair to pull the congregations out. ESPECIALLY if the church was built with the help of the UPCI and their programs. This is a problem with the ego of some Pastors/Ministers. It's MY CHURCH instead of saying it is Gods church. I know that Pastors have to do what they feel is right but the church body needs to have a say in what is going on. I've seen too many "daughter" works start with the support of a church and somewhere along the way, the "Pastor" decides to pull out of the Organization or they want to go independant. Whatever the reason, if the group was started under the umbrella of the local church, then they need to turn it back to the local church and go start their own work. Just my opinion...

[rgcraig]

Originally Posted by KarenJo

If these men want to leave then they should go but I don't think it's fair to pull the congregations out. ESPECIALLY if the church was built with the help of the UPCI and their programs. This is a problem with the ego of some Pastors/Ministers. It's MY CHURCH instead of saying it is Gods church. I know that Pastors have to do what they feel is right but the church body needs to have a say in what is going on. I've seen too many "daughter" works start with the support of a church and somewhere along the way, the "Pastor" decides to pull out of the Organization or they want to go independant. Whatever the reason, if the group was started under the umbrella of the local church, then they need to turn it back to the local church and go start their own work. Just my opinion...

Where were you the other day when I started a thread "Divide and Conquer or Just Divide"?

[Evang.Benincasa]

Originally Posted by KarenJo

If these men want to leave then they should go but I don't think it's fair to pull the congregations out. ESPECIALLY if the church was built with the help of the UPCI and their programs. This is a problem with the ego of some Pastors/Ministers. It's MY CHURCH instead of saying it is Gods church. I know that Pastors have to do what they feel is right but the church body needs to have a say in what is going on. I've seen too many "daughter" works start with the support of a church and somewhere along the way, the "Pastor" decides to pull out of the Organization or they want to go independant. Whatever the reason, if the group was started under the umbrella of the local church, then they need to turn it back to the local church and go start their own work. Just my opinion...

Originally Posted by SecretWarrior

Interesting turn of events!I don't think that some of these pastors took into account that many of their members have deep roots in the UPC.



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Actually, I don't think some of these pastors took into account that many of their members had deep use of their own brains. I mean, come on.

[Elizabeth]

Originally Posted by david c.

Actually, I don't think some of these pastors took into account that many of their members had deep use of their own brains. I mean, come on.

Could you explain this better?

[CC1]

Originally Posted by david c.

Actually, I don't think some of these pastors took into account that many of their members had deep use of their own brains. I mean, come on.

Welcome David C.

[revrandy]

Interesting if true....