|
Re: How close should a pastor get to the members?
Quote:
Originally Posted by Sherri
Eddie compares it to Moses ( in fact, he used this in Keith4him's installation service) - Moses was WITH the people, then he had to go BEFORE the people and eventually he had to go ABOVE the people. I don't have all the verses here, but it's a good analogy. Sometimes you just have to separate yourself, especially as your church gets larger and larger.
|
Leadership demands that at times we step apart.
To say otherwise is simply fantasy.
This doesn't mean we can't be kind, friendly, approachable, etc. but it does mean we have to lead.
__________________
"Then answered Amos, and said to Amaziah, I was no prophet, neither was I a prophet's son; but I was an herdman, and a gatherer of sycomore fruit:
And the LORD took me as I followed the flock, and the LORD said unto me, Go, prophesy unto my people Israel."
--Amos 7:14-15
|
Threaded Mode
