Growth by Pruning...

[Rhymis]

Originally Posted by Old Paths

Amazing.

If a conservative pastor tried this approach he would be "tarred and feathered" and it would be screamed from the housetops that he was a dictator for running folks off from THEIR church.

Everyone that left would be poor wounded sheep and the bleeding heart liberals on AFF would console them with "love" on 10 threads and 3,000 posts.

ABSOLUTELY AMAZING

There you going judging again .... you're gonna hurt some posters feelings and cause them to leave AFF . . .

[chaotic_resolve]

Originally Posted by BrotherEastman

So, are you saying that the consevatives should leave an org. that they started?

Nonsense! Let's remember, the first vote on tv (the vote that originally banned it) in 1975 only passed by a mere 11 votes. Considering that, the organization hasn't drifted much in the 32 years since that vote. In fact, if more ministers had participated in the voting, I'd say Res 4 would have been defeated.

Of course, as has been noted by KP and others . . . conservatives gave up and started planning for the withdrawal for that past year plus.

Originally Posted by Old Paths

Here's the thread title....

Uncaring Hateful Controlling Conservative Pastor Runs 500 Away From THEIR Church

Dumb. Here's why . . . the Pastor of LifeChurch.tv isn't running people off because of manipulative, controlling dress standards; plus he didn't just run them off . . . he did something I doubt few, if any, UPC ministers would do . . . he gave them information on other churches nearby and not just that, but recommended them.

So your posts are way off the mark and completely miss the hows and whys of LifeChurch's action.