Quote:
Originally Posted by Pianoman
I remember a young leader in the church feeling a call to start a new church. The pastor told him it was NOT God's will! When he left to start the church anyways, the Pastor lambasted him and his wife from the pulpit!
Within 5 years, this young preacher had a church that was twice the attendance of the original church!
|
Amen I too have seen this first hand. I went into this a little on another thread a while back but my husbands best friend had begun holding bible studies in his home because they had several family members who had been hurt by the only local church... but they would gladly go to his house. Then when the pastor found out that within the first 2 weeks he had over 40 in attendance he brought the bible studies to an immediate halt!
A few years later the friend came to him and told him he really felt that it was Gods will for him to start a church... it would have been 2 towns away and no where to effect the locals who attended there... the pastor informed him that was the only church that part of Ms. needed and it was NOT Gods will! The next service we were all torn apart from the pulpit all who were related or affiliated with this friend of ours! Then he and his wife were called reprobates pretty much any other name known or possible...
It is now 4 yrs later and he is running that church 2 towns away and 99% of the other pastors church is there too and its running about 60-75 and its only been an established church for 4 mos.
Threaded Mode
