Questionability, Do You Believe In It?

Digging4Truth · #1 02-26-2007, 12:22 PM

Do you believe that leadership should be open to being questioned on their decisions?

MrsMcD · #2 02-26-2007, 12:24 PM

What leadership are you talking about?

Digging4Truth · #3 02-26-2007, 12:28 PM

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Originally Posted by MrsMcD

What leadership are you talking about?

When I typed out the question I stopped for a moment and considered what word to use there.

I purposely used Leadership because I would like to know your opinion on whatever type of leadership you would like to comment.

But... this being a religous forum... I am speaking mainly of various forms of church leadership.

Rhoni · #4 02-26-2007, 12:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Digging4Truth

Do you believe that leadership should be open to being questioned on their decisions?

Absolutely. AS long as the problem is yours and not someone else's. By this I mean that you do not have the right to ask about the Pastor's dealings with other situations other than your own.

Blessings, Rhoni

LaVonne · #5 02-26-2007, 12:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Digging4Truth

Do you believe that leadership should be open to being questioned on their decisions?

Oh yeah!

I don't think we should "blindly" follow leadership...if we have questions about their teaching/preaching, we should be able to question them about it.

MrsMcD · #6 02-26-2007, 12:28 PM

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Originally Posted by CareyM

Oh yeah!

I don't think we should "blindly" follow leadership...if we have questions about their teaching/preaching, we should be able to question them about it.

But what happens when you do question them?

Rhoni · #7 02-26-2007, 12:30 PM

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Originally Posted by MrsMcD

But what happens when you do question them?

You are out the door...how dare you question leadership...you might go out the church door and be run over by a drunk driver on your way home...and that is what you deserve for questioning authority.

MissBrattified · #8 02-26-2007, 12:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Rhoni

You are out the door...how dare you question leadership...you might go out the church door and be run over by a drunk driver on your way home...and that is what you deserve for questioning authority.

Sad how many times I've heard threats or implied threats like this. Or entire sermons preached about how Johnny the backslidden Preacher's Son was killed after walking out the back door and rebelling againt the pastor. Maybe the story (ies) are true, and the warnings are often warranted, but too often they are used to manipulate people into silence.