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Obama?s Continued Association with Anti-Gay Pastors
2009-03-27 06:53:00
In a rather detailed report on the “five religious leaders who are advising President Barack Obama,” bostonboomer on the website The Confluence, a 2008 Weblog Award Finalist for Best Liberal blog, finds four of them to hold varying degrees of animosity toward gay people. The five men who have been chosen to attend to the President?s ...
Help Wanted! Pastors!
2008-07-04 00:06:00
I look at these want ads and I compare it to the apostles who first established the church and I see very little similarities. Sure, there is a mention of Jesus but the focus seems to be on business, leadership skills, communication, music, church growth, and furthering their church's vision. So when did pastors become so specialized? There seems to be as many different pastoral positions as there are doctoral positions. And when did a bachelor degree (in anything) become a criteria?Here are a few want ads for pastors...Executive PastorMCC is looking for an Executive Pastor (i.e. acting as the Chief Operating Officer) who will manage the operations of the church and will report to the Senior Pastor. The ideal candidate will have a proven track record of effective staff leadership and development and will be a person of integrity committed to the mission and vision of the church. The individual will possess exceptional organizational skills and excellent oral and written communicati...
Bahamian Pastors: Legalizing gambling in The Bahamas would only cause more
2008-06-05 05:26:00
Pastors Scoff At Plan For Nat?l Lottery: By Viraj Perpall - Nassau, Bahamas: A group of pastors on Tuesday scoffed at a bid by education officials to fund education?s future needs through a national lottery. The most recent draft of a new plan for education ? which was obtained by the Bahama Journal ? says the government will over the next 10 years fund education through a national lottery. It?s an idea many religious leaders have long rejected. "Wherever a national lottery is introduced crime goes up and there are social problems you have to address," said Lyall Bethel, senior pastor at Grace Community Church. He said it is the church that would have to come to the rescue of the people detrimentally affected by a national lottery. "It irritates me when people say that we are just concerned about the tithe being lost, but nothing can be further from the truth," Pastor Bethel said. "We know that it?s us who are going to fix those families that will be destroyed. Money that...
What The Hell Is Wrong With Obama And His Pastors?
2008-05-31 00:37:00
Sen. Barack Obama said he was "deeply disappointed" by a sermon at his church this week that mocked Sen. Hillary Clinton.A video making the rounds on YouTube shows the Rev. Michael Pfleger mocking Clinton for becoming teary-eyed before the New Hampshire primary in January.In the video, Pfleger wipes his eyes with a handkerchief and suggests Clinton wept because she thought that as a white person and the wife of a former president, she was entitled to the presidency."And then, out of nowhere, came 'Hey, I'm Barack Obama,' " Pfleger said during a sermon Sunday at Trinity United Church of Christ in Chicago, Illinois. "And [Clinton] said, 'Oh damn, where did you come from? I'm white! I'm entitled! There's a black man stealing my show!' "Obama has known Pfleger for more than 20 years.Ok, this is the SECOND hate speech filled pastor that Obama's had in his life in the past few months that has come to light.But wait! There's more!Typical of Mr. Obama's earmarks was a $100,000 gr...
McCain rejects two pastors
2008-05-23 09:17:00
STOCKTON After enduring criticism for weeks, John McCain broke Thursday with two controversial televangelists whose endorsements he once trumpeted in a bid to win support from religious conservatives.
By: Get rich
Bahamas: Politics, Divisions, and Pastors
2008-05-16 04:31:00
Politics not closed to pastors: By KARAN MINNIS, Guardian Lifestyles Reporter - Nassau, Bahamas: Is it right for Bishop Neil Ellis to have acted as the spiritual advisor for the Progressive Liberal Party, while Bishop Simeon Hall carried the same role for the Free National Movement? Do you think it was right for Revs. C B Moss, Philip McPhee or Frederick McAlpine to seek political office. Or do you agree with the notion that there needs to be a line drawn between the state and the church or do you think that the church's role in government is okay? Erica Sawyer, 23, a student with political ambitions says sometimes it seems the church and its "guards" control the country more than the people and politicians. "I am a Christian church-going young lady, and I understand that the church is the guiding focus of our morals and standards, but I still believe it is wrong for the church and its leaders to be mixed up in politics and [religious leaders] to even run for Parliament,"...
You Can?t Be Great at Something You?re Not Good At
2008-05-07 09:12:00
As you work this week, think about these three statements: 1. Working hard at what comes hard leads to mediocrity. 2. Working easy at what comes hard leads to unemployment. 3. Working hard at what comes easy leads to amazement. You will never be great at something you?re not ...
Exponential 08 Conference ? Day 4
2008-05-03 09:31:00
Continuing my thoughts about the Exponential 08 Conference, it?s amazing to see 2600 people all in one room, all of whom have a passion for planting the kind of churches that reach people who are tired of going to church and getting beat up. One of the speakers, Tim Keller, pastor of Redeemer Church in New ...
Not All Leadership Books Are Created Equal
2008-05-01 15:02:00
Here are 3 Book that I have found helpful:     Leadership Is An Art The Contrarians Guide to Leadership Jesus CEO   Share This
Exponential 08 Conference - Day 2
2008-04-30 09:09:00
On Day 2 of the Exponential 08 Conference in Orlando, Andy Stanley, pastor of North Point Community Church in Atlanta spoke about Vision. He gave four points on the importance of Vision and how to communicate it. 1. Make it simple. Boil it down to its irreducible minimum. I call ...
Exponential 08 Conference - Orlando
2008-04-28 15:33:00
Paula and I had the privilege last week to attend the Exponential ?08 Conference in Orlando. It?s the largest gathering of church planters in North America with over 2600 people in attendance. I?m going to share with you this week, some of the notes I took from the speakers during the week. Today I?m going ...
One of the Reasons Why Pastors Don?t Get Along With Those in Power
2008-03-24 13:12:00
Isn?t it an odd thing being a pastor, that when you come in, people love you and they proclaim that you?re God?s man, or woman as the case may be? They?ve prayed and fasted and sought God?s will, and you?re definitely the answer to those prayers. You?re God?s leader. They charge you with all ...
When ?Pastors? abuse the pulpit
2008-03-21 20:20:00
The controversy surrounding Barack Obama’s pastor Jeremiah Wright brings to mind several questions:    1 - How can a “pastor” preach partisan politics from the pulpit without prompting the IRS to strip his church of its tax exempt status?    2 - How can a “pastor” stand in the pulpit and repeatedly take the Lord’s name in vain during a ...
Dare to define your R.O.W.S
2008-03-06 16:18:00
With oil going over $105.00 a barrel this week, I am reminded of a trend that is arising partly out of necessity and partly out of the new possibilities. That trend is the tendency for the brightest and best among us to opt out of a 9 to 5 job where you are locked up ...
Christan Pastors - In Sydney Mardi Gras
2008-02-27 20:22:00
This has got to be a first for Sydney Mardi Gras - They have got Christian Pastors in the parade. This has bought mixed reactions from people - as you can imagine! Just to add to the politics their have been 100 Christian pastors who have signed an apology for their lack of welcome to gay community.I've pasted a number of links here that you might wanna check out.100 Revs - Christan Pastors ApologizeShould Pastors be apologizing? - ABC // Hear the MP3For the first time, military personnel and Christian ministers will take part in Sydney's Mardi Gras festival.
to help us become pastors and take us the way we need to go
2008-02-24 22:22:00
to help us become pastors and take us the way we need to go - marthinus & neville from rosettenville
Pastors Clash Over Stripper Ministry in New Documentary: The Pussycat Preac
2008-02-16 19:05:00
When young pastor Matt Brown announced he was supporting a ministry for women in the sex industry led by an x-stripper, he was expecting applause. Instead, he got cold stares and an e-mail inbox filled with angry letters.
It?s About Time: Pastors Endorsing Huckabee Getting Investigated By IRS
2008-02-15 02:11:00
Oh here it is folks, and with GREAT joy, I hand you this bombshell on a silver platter: IRS Probes Pastors Huckabee Endorsement Thursday, February 14, 2008 9:05 AM from Newsmax A Southern Baptist preacher who endorsed GOP presidential hopeful Mike Huckabee on church letterhead said Wednesday he was being investigated by the Internal Revenue Service for mixing ...
Links: Chickens, Afghanistan, Pastors, Racism, and Grace
2008-02-07 11:36:00
Did the Podcast Swallow your Pastor? Dixon on Short Term Missions (ht. Gavin) I want Chicken’s too Kids shouldn’t Grow up on the street (Image) Comments on two racist Super Bowl Ads Sam talks about Afghanistan Concerning Meat Funny Video (ht. Jeremy) That’s my neighborhood, sticking it to the man. McChurch Final Quote, from Anne Lamott (ht. Melissa): “I do not at all understand the mystery of grace - only that it meets us where we are but does not leave us where it found us.” No TagsShare This
Huckabee Evangelical Pastors CAUGHT Breaking the Law - Illegally Raising Mo
2008-02-01 02:42:00
Well, I predicted this was going to happen and got some pretty hateful comments on this one. These people have been doing this all across America since this filth went into public office. Copeland Ministries accused of 'shady' Huckabee donation Allie Martin - OneNewsNow - 1/31/2008 1:50:00 PM One of six televangelists targeted in a Senate finance inquiry is being accused of turning a recent pastors' conference into a fundraising opportunity for GOP presidential candidate Mike Huckabee. Last week, Kenneth Copeland Ministries held an annual -- by invitation only -- ministers' conference at his headquarters in Newark, Texas. The Trinity Foundation, a Dallas-based nonprofit group that monitors televangelists, reports that during a live webcast Huckabee called Copeland and requested emergency financing.Ole Anthony, president of the Trinity Foundation, says Copeland immediately adjourned the conference and then reconvened the group in a private meeting, in order to stay within guide...
By: MittOhio
The News From Willow Creek; Something Must be Badly Wrong
2008-01-28 18:15:00
Just read about the big shake up at Willow Creek. Randy Frazee and Gene Appel are out and Bill Hybels is back in. What could this mean? Here are a few thoughts: It doesn?t necessarily mean something bad, but isn?t that what we think at first blush? Maybe it’s just time ...
Can?t save ?em all: now for pastors, too!
2008-01-19 05:55:00
(This is an unusually theological post. I’m no seminarian but I’m pretty sure that I’m right about this. Read on.) One of the most important lessons to learn in the practice of modern medicine is that no matter how hard we try, we can’t possibly save everybody. Indeed, over a long enough timeframe we can’t save ...
I?m Asked?
2008-01-14 18:57:00
I’m asked and I have no problem sharing what my position is when it comes to women pastors and elders. Here is a quick briefing why I am not persuaded nor convinced that women should preach the authoritative word of God from the pulpit.
CONFESSIONS OF A HAPPY PASTOR: How to Know When You Should Get Out of the M
2008-01-14 08:47:00
As we start a brand new year it?s a time for reflection and making a decision to re-up. In professional football, Joe Gibbs has just decided to walk away from the Washington Redskins in a job that I know he loves with all his heart. Professional sports figures can do that. Those ...
And I will give you pastors according to mine heart
2008-01-09 14:19:00
Jer 3:15 And I will give you pastors according to mine heart, which shall feed you with knowledge and understanding.Good morning dear friends and readers. As I have been walking thru Jeremiah this verse stuck out to me. I thank God for my Pastor, and that my Pastor submitted to his calling. Folks if you have not figured out yet, it is God who sends His man to a local church to be the under shepherd. Dear friends I want to encourage you to be a blessing to your Pastor. I hear so many stories of people that have Pastor stew after Sunday morning preaching, I hear of so many fickle people that try to run down the man of God. David himself when he was under the leadership of a man that he did not desire even said that he would not raise up his hand against God's anointed. David was wise enough to understand that it was God who is in control and it is God who chooses whom He will. Friends from the above verse we are all accountable to understand it is not in our power of who fill...
Pastors, Pulpits and Politics
2008-01-08 04:01:00
The following comments are in response to the many articles and publications I’ve recently read, as submitted to the media by clergy during this political season.  This is not a statement given in response to any particular writing.   One of the greatest compliments that I have received since being a seminarian was delivered while I was on internship.  ...
Iowa Pastors Supporting Huckabee Receive Anonymous Warning Letters
2008-01-03 21:22:00
Iowa pastors who support Republican Mike Huckabee for president have received letters warning them that getting involved in politics could endanger the tax-exempt status of their churches. Several pastors who have publicly backed Huckabee, a Southern Baptist minister who has support from many evangelicals, said they have received the letters, which have no return address. They ...
Support Your Pastors
2007-12-24 15:15:00
Sometimes I'll be sitting in church listening to my pastor preach, and then imagine myself as a pastor, and I come to the realization of how difficult the task of being a pastor can be. They have a lot of demands placed on them and a lot of expectations. It's really a 24/7 job. And this time of year can be especially busy for them. So make sure you support your pastors in any way you can---a word of encouragement, prayer; and if you're an elder or on the leadership team, make sure that you help the pastor out. Leading a church and tending a flock is not a one-man job.Make that your Christmas gift to your pastors, and make sure the gift keeps on giving. Merry Christmas, everyone.technorati tags: pastor church minister leadership Christmas
Huckabee Counts on Pastors for Iowa Help
2007-12-19 21:09:00
Republican Mike Huckabee, the former Baptist preacher, is depending on more than a leap of faith to win the Iowa caucuses. Leading in polls, Huckabee is determined to make up for his skimpy organization in the state by enlisting national evangelical Christian supporters to rev up Iowa pastors and coax voters to the Jan. 3 caucuses. Word of mouth in churches and among Christian groups can be a powerful force in Iowa politics. Christian believers make up the core of Huckabee's support in the state, said Rick Scarborough, a well-known Texas preacher who has endorsed the former Arkansas governor, though he adds that "it's not his only constituency." Scarborough heads Vision America, one of several groups trying to help Huckabee. The groups ? some overtly religious, some not ? are using a variety of tactics, all independent of Huckabee's campaign: _ Automated phone calls to recruit volunteers. _ Voter registration drives. _ Informal e-mails and chats in church foyers and pews. ...
Can pastors tell your secrets?
2007-12-17 07:54:00
A pastor who says Stacy Peterson confided in him a few weeks before she went missing spilled details of their alleged conversation on national TV a few days ago. Was that ethical?
Junias
2007-12-12 22:51:00
What about Romans 16:7 where Junias is referred to as an Apostle by Paul? If a woman can be an Apostle like Paul himself, isn?t that a leadership role? Junias, the youthful one was a Christian woman at Rome, mentioned by Paul as one of his kinsfolk and fellow prisoners. You cited Romans 16:7 which ...
Children hunted by evangelical pastors
2007-12-11 15:20:00
Religion at work in Nigeria, as reported by The Observer: Evangelical pastors are helping to create a terrible new campaign of violence against young Nigerians. Children and babies branded as evil are being abused, abandoned and even murdered while the preachers make money out of the fear of their parents and their communities. A video and a picture gallery is included with the article. Source Tracy McVeigh, "Children are targets of Nigerian witch hunt," The Observer, December 9, 2007 Related posts • African children tortured as witches
How Does it Feel to be Led By You?
2007-12-04 15:31:00
Have you ever stopped to think about the fact that great leaders need great followers? They need people around them who will respond to their leadership. So the question I?ve been pondering lately is, ?How does it feel to be led by me?? You should ask the same question. Here?s how it should ...
Pastors Are Different and Stop Saying They?re Not
2007-12-03 14:22:00
When I hear critics talk about their churches and their pastors I hear this phrase, ?Pastors are no different than anyone else.? And nothing could be further from the truth. Pastors are very different; different in a way that if we refuse to acknowledge, we?re going to destroy the very leaders that God ...
The Care and Feeding of the American Church Pastor
2007-11-29 08:57:00
This is a post to all of you out there who are responsible for the care of your pastor; people like elders, deacons, leaders, even the church staff members. Here is a wake up call; your pastor is NOT made out of cast-iron. Pastors are people who constantly give with very little regard to ...
Christian pastors embrace Scientology
2007-11-25 12:39:00
TAMPA, Florida (CNN) — Some Christian congregations, particularly in lower income, urban areas, are turning to an unlikely source for help — the Church of Scientology. Scientologists do not worship God, much less Jesus Christ. The church has seen plenty of controversy and critics consider it a cult. So why are observant Christians embracing ...
Theology school to train pastors in forex trading - As church ? - Jamaica G
2007-11-23 11:11:00
Jamaica Gleaner Theology edifice to condition pastors in forex trading - As faith …Jamaica Gleaner, Jamaica -3 hours agoSo such has the intent caught on in theological circles that the sea Graduate School of Theology is introducing a instruction in external mercantilism trading, … More: continuing here
FOSTERISM: For a pastor to be a success he must have . . .
2007-11-07 10:44:00
“For a pastor to be a success he must have the faith of Abraham, the nerve of Nehemiah, the devotion of David, the passion of Peter, the grit and grace of Paul, and the hide of a rhinoceros.” Share This
An election, two suicides and pastors probed. Read on.
2007-11-07 03:55:00
A conservative who thinks Obama must be President I always wanted to meet this guy. Now it's too late. And another unique Tampa character commits suicide  Paula White's appearance on Flashpoint  probably did not trigger a Senate investigation of "Without Walls International Church" in Tampa, but it sure didn't help.  * Blog note: Relentless porn and viagra spam has forced our webmaster to block anonymous comments for the time being. Only those who've registered with ABC Action News can post. I know it's a pain, but if you'd take the time to register, I would dig you for it.
Some Christian pastors embrace Scientology
2007-11-01 01:11:00
Scientologists do not worship God, much less Jesus Christ. The church has seen plenty of controversy and critics consider it a cult. So why are observant Christians embracing some its teachings?
Pastors call for ORU President Roberts to resign
2007-10-23 15:19:00
Pastors from Detroit called for accountability and integrity at Oral Roberts University and asked for President Richard Roberts to resign at an event that was billed as a rally in support of former professors who are suing the college.
The Pastors Hansen
2007-10-15 18:15:00
It came up in Diane's Five Questions, and I have been asked about in other comments on this blog (I haven't the energy to search through the comments and discover who asked me), so here is the story of the Pastors Hansen.I am indeed a 4th generation Lutheran pastor. The first person ordained in our family (as far as I can tell) is my great-great uncle Atlef Hansen. Atlef, who was married to my great-grandfather's older sister, was ordained in the United Danish Evangelical Lutheran Church in 1905. The United Church, as it was known, was the church of the "sad Danes", that is, they were the Danish Pietist tradition, with a strongly anti-Grundvigian theology.My great-grandfather, Theodore Marcus Hansen, attended the United Church's college and seminary in Blair, Nebraska (Dana College and Trinity Seminary), and was ordained in 1915. Interestingly, he attended school alongside his younger brother Henry, and the two were both married and ordained in the summer of 1915. Great-grandpa ...
CONFESSIONS OF A HAPPY PASTOR: Why I?m not tolerant of people who are diffe
2007-10-15 09:30:00
I?ve often heard people say we need to be tolerant of other people; people of other cultures, faiths and backgrounds. That sounds good on the surface, and maybe it?s ok in a business environment. But tolerance just won?t cut it when it comes to leading the church of Jesus Christ, and you?ve got ...
FAQ: How do you know if the pastorate is for you?
2007-10-12 18:19:00
I knew very early in my life what my life?s calling was; not only to be a speaker for God, but a pastor. The question is, how do you make such a lifetime commitment on what seems to be so little knowledge about what it truly means to be a pastor? So here are ...
Uganda: Documentary On False Pastors is Out
2007-10-09 15:15:00
Top stories of 'men of God' using charms and electric gadgets to perform miracles, sodomy, raping girls and snatching wives and husbands of members of their flock, have of recent dominated front pages in Uganda's newspapers, tainting the image of born again churches.
CONFESSIONS OF A HAPPY PASTOR: Don?t bury the past, build on it
2007-10-08 11:35:00
A couple weeks ago on Monday Night Football, my favorite team in the whole world, the Tennessee Titans, put a whuppin? on the New Orleans Saints. It was really a great moment to see a team I follow very closely, grow up before our eyes. In stark contrast last year, the Saints were one of ...
Pastor is a calling not a ?job title? so let?s not hand it out so freely
2007-10-04 14:55:00
I have a real problem with using the word ?pastor? as a job title. It?s not a job title. It?s a calling. Here?s what I mean. Visit church web sites today. You?ll see ?Pastor of Financial Giving,? ?Pastor of Administration,? ?Pastor of Technical Support,? ?Pastor of Graphic Design,? ?Pastor of Environments,? ?Pastor ...
"An Open Letter to Pastors"
2007-10-04 02:24:00
Applauds to Jeannie Babb Taylor and her article, "An Open Letter To Pastors"Pastors, have you ever preached a sermon against domestic violence? Odds are, you haven?t. I?ve listened to approximately 4,000 sermons and have yet to hear a pastor condemn domestic violence from the pulpit.Southern preachers prefer to pontificate on matters like abortion and homosexuality. Sometimes they rail against feminism. On occasion they preach against pornography, using the occasion to slam churchwomen over immodest attire. In every denomination, pastors preach often enough on tithing, and never fail to pass the plate. Yet they fail at addressing an issue faced by approximately one fourth of their congregation.Recently a wildly popular pastor shoved the problem of Christian violence into the spotlight when he choked, kicked and stomped his wife in the parking lot of an Atlanta hotel. In the South, beating your wife may or may not be a crime. Records show that the most common law enforcement response...
A Message to Send to Your Hireling "Pastors"
2007-10-01 22:30:00
You're Not Fulfilling Your Biblical Duty!__________________________-______________________________R-epent!You are Supposed to Be a Christian Pastor. God Has Given You a Clear Job To Do. But, You’re Not Doing It!The reason you’ve been sent a link to this web page is because your sermons do not preach that which is in accord with sound Biblical doctrine. Instead, you are preaching sermons that tickle itching ears.The Bible Warns Us About Preachers Like You.2 Timothy 4:3-4 says, “For the time is coming when people will not endure sound doctrine, but having itching ears they will accumulate for themselves teachers to suit their own passions, and will turn away from listening to the truth and wander off into myths.”Jesus Didn’t Die On the Cross so that people can...Be Wealthy.Celebrate Recovery.Have Abundant Blessings Here on Earth.Get out of debt.Have a Fulfilling Career.Live Their Best Lives Now.Find Their Purpose.Expand Their Territory.Experience God’s Perfect Plan for The...
CONFESSIONS OF A HAPPY PASTOR: There are Certain Burdens I?m Not Bearing,
2007-10-01 11:04:00
I listen to several podcasts every week of what I consider to be some of the greatest communicators in the country. I was listening to, in my opinion, one of the top pastors in a great church he?s been serving for a good while. He stated this past weekend that the church attendance ...
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