Forced Worship

[Elizabeth]

Originally Posted by Innocuous

I was in a service once where the pastor stopped the service and verbally reprimanded the entire church for not being 'worshipy' enough

I used the same phrase, as if the worship wasn't good enough and had to brought up a couple of notches.

[Elizabeth]

Originally Posted by Digging4Truth

I was in a service where the pastor got frustrated because folks weren't worshiping enough and he told his wife to come from behind the piano and he took her hand and said they were going home.

And he walked out.

Of course the same preacher was not pleased with the fervency of the prayer at a mens prayer meeting and he threw chairs too ... so... To each their own I suppose.

I hope no one was hurt!

[Timmy]

Originally Posted by Digging4Truth

I was in a service where the pastor got frustrated because folks weren't worshiping enough and he told his wife to come from behind the piano and he took her hand and said they were going home.

And he walked out.

Of course the same preacher was not pleased with the fervency of the prayer at a mens prayer meeting and he threw chairs too ... so... To each their own I suppose.

Did ya say "Buh bye"?

[Digging4Truth]

Originally Posted by Elizabeth

I hope no one was hurt!

My daughter was walking down the hall in front of me (we had just shown up) and she was nearly hit. He threw the chairs out the prayer room door into the hall.

[Digging4Truth]

Originally Posted by Timmy

Did ya say "Buh bye"?

It did cross my mind. LOL

[Elizabeth]

Originally Posted by Digging4Truth

My daughter was walking down the hall in front of me (we had just shown up) and she was nearly hit. He threw the chairs out the prayer room door into the hall.

I hope you said something when the man calmed down.

Anytime your anger gets that out of control you throw chairs-there is a problem.

Jesus used a whip isnt a good excuse for that kind of behavior either.

[Digging4Truth]

Originally Posted by Elizabeth

I hope you said something when the man calmed down.

Anytime your anger gets that out of control you throw chairs-there is a problem.

Jesus used a whip isnt a good excuse for that kind of behavior either.

If you have ever been under a pastor that operates like this guy does... you know that "saying something" isn't what you do.

Unless you want to be preached for the next 6 months... or until someone else says something... whichever comes first.

[Elizabeth]

Originally Posted by Digging4Truth

If you have ever been under a pastor that operates like this guy does... you know that "saying something" isn't what you do.

Unless you want to be preached for the next 6 months... or until someone else says something... whichever comes first.

I sort of have, but he never threw anything ever.

I dont care though, it is still wrong wrong wrong!

What if a pregnant woman walked by, or a woman holding a baby or an elderly person and hit them.

No one is above that kind of correction to me-

[Digging4Truth]

Originally Posted by Elizabeth

I sort of have, but he never threw anything ever.

I dont care though, it is still wrong wrong wrong!

What if a pregnant woman walked by, or a woman holding a baby or an elderly person and hit them.

No one is above that kind of correction to me-

One usually sees this type of behavior when there is a bad case of burn out. It is then time for them to move on.

He started being out of town fairly often (a sign he is trying out for churches) and then eventually announced that he had been voted in elsewhere.

So... all is well.

[Elizabeth]

Originally Posted by Digging4Truth

One usually sees this type of behavior when there is a bad case of burn out. It is then time for them to move on.

He started being out of town fairly often (a sign he is trying out for churches) and then eventually announced that he had been voted in elsewhere.

So... all is well.

Good! I would just hate for someone to be seriously injured.