One of the most amazing and perplexing features of mainstream Christianity is that seminarians who learn the historical-critical method in their Bible classes appear to forget all about it when it comes time for them to be pastors. They are taught critical approaches to Scripture, they learn about the discrepancies and contradictions, they discover all sorts of historical errors and mistakes, they come to realize that it is difficult to know whether Moses existed or what Jesus actually said and did, they find that there are other books that were at one time considered canonical but that ultimately did not become part of Scripture (for example, other Gospels and Apocalypses), they come to recognize that a good number of the books of the Bible are pseudonymous (for example, written in the name of an apostle by someone else), that in fact we don't have the original copies of any of the biblical books but only copies made centuries later, all of which have been altered. They learn all of this, and yet when they enter church ministry they appear to put it back on the shelf. For reasons I will explore in the conclusion, pastors are, as a rule, reluctant to teach what they learned about the Bible in seminary.
Bart D. EhrmanTags: christianity god religion church pastor ministry seminary
In a team setting, leadership is shared by a community of people, which counters the tendency for pastors to form congregations in their own images.
Adam S. McHughTags: church leadership teamwork pastors introverts
I also never would have imagined I'd quote back a church lesson, but when the rest of the crowd stood up to take communion, I found myself saying to Dimitri: "Don't you think that if God can supposedly forgive you, it's kind of egotistical for you not to forgive yourself?"
"How long have you been waiting to use that line on me?" he asked.
"Actually, it just came to me. Pretty good, huh? I bet you thought I wasn't paying attention."
"You weren't. You never do. You were watching me.
The day we find the perfect church, it becomes imperfect the moment we join it.
Charles Haddon SpurgeonTags: people church sin churches
You can lose your MONEY. You can lose your FRIENDS. You can lose your JOB and you can lose your MARRIAGE...and still recover...as long as there is HOPE. Never lose HOPE.
John Paul WarrenTags: motivational inspirational spiritual church bible leadership religious pastors speakers john-paul john-paul-warren john-warren pastor-john-paul-warren voice-of-the-nations central-christian-church
Your circumstances do NOT define you. Expect a GRAND finale.
John Paul WarrenTags: motivational inspirational spiritual church bible leadership religious pastors speakers john-paul john-paul-warren john-warren pastor-john-paul-warren voice-of-the-nations central-christian-church
There has never been a meaningful life built on easy street.
John Paul WarrenTags: motivational inspirational spiritual church bible leadership religious pastors speakers
Life of any real value or substance is not formed during good times merely enjoyed.
John Paul WarrenTags: motivational inspirational spiritual church bible leadership religious pastors speakers
The real architect of a life is the hard and almost impossible circumstances one faces.
John Paul WarrenTags: motivational inspirational spiritual church bible leadership religious pastors speakers
Life seems to be fashioned and formed best out of the obstacles that seem unbearable.
John Paul WarrenTags: motivational inspirational spiritual church bible leadership religious pastors speakers
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