The Board and the Pastor

[Falla39]

Originally Posted by Apprehended

I will propose a senario to get your reaction, if you care to.

A long time pastor resigns the church leaving it to another experienced Pastor from another area.

A holiday arrives which just happened to be on a regularly scheduled church service night. The pastor announces to the church that since it is a major holiday on that regular church night, services will be dismissed on that one night so that famlies can have their time together.

Church Board says to the pastor that they are not going to dismiss services on that night because the last, long time pastor taught them not to dismiss regularly scheduled services even if it DOES fall on a holiday. So, the church board attempts to supercede the Pastor's announcement of no service that night.

Pastor at first tries to hold his own. Board informs pastor that they are going to have church that night, regardless. Board informs pastor that he is welcome to attend if he should desire, but services will begin on that holiday night according to schedule. The church is also notified of the decision of the Board to have services.

My late father, who founded the church and pastored for over thirty years

would ask the church when a holiday such as Christmas would fall on that

day what was their pleasure or wishes regarding having or dismissing service

on that day. Then he would ask for a vote. Majority would win. Usually most

chose to dismiss as most had family gatherings. God made family before He

the church was set up. No family, no church. And it appears that a man

should learn how to rule (take care of) his family before he tried to take

care of the church. Good happy secure families make good church member-

ships. Then when the church is in order, it's time to reach out to unsaved

families. Just some thoughts. There could be a lot more dialogue on this.

In the past I feel a lot of people in the world and other churches have

been turned off by those who didn't have their own home and family in order

so more damage was done than help. Didn't give a real good picture of what

a Christian home or church should be.

Blessings,

Falla39