A women who is a little person and deaf starting a church, opinions?

I see a lot of problems here.
One she is right, women are not to be preachers and give sermons to men.
Seems you are trying to talk her into it, God hasn't told her to do anything you have.
you want a gimmick to attract people with, an oddity, like a circus freak show, and you found it in this woman, according to worldy standards. Isn't the gospel of Jesus Christ enough? Is it insufficiant? It's been working for 2,000+ years.
People may flock to 'see' her to look at the freak show, but this means nothing in eternal salvations.
Make money off her books? So thats at the heart of it isn't it, make money.
Worldy speaking, you might have some success, people will obviously pay to 'see' anything. But successful in spiritual terms, I guess that depends on how you define spiritual success in ministry, I can guarentee it isn't gimmicks and money. And you yourself when speaking of success only talk about gimmicks and money.
this church would be a mockery and fraud.

 

What Donna said

The only thing I think I might add is the OP just has to be a hoax.

 

Is this a real basis for starting a church?

 

I think you are on the right track here, your absolutely right, a woman preacher is not the norm and then trick it up. I am sure there would be a lot of people coming to the church, which could only result in church members who would eventually be tithing, therefore the time and initial investment would begin to payoff. I think it sounds like a good idea. The only thing you would be missing is a clown to lead the music and possibly tight rope walkers to pass around the collection plates.

 

Hahahahahha:laugh:

 

I agree that it is an excellent idea, if you would like to build a church based completely against the word of God, which is what you are planning.

The title of the thread suggests you are USING your "wife" as a gimmick to draw people to the church, much like pizza night for youth or movie night for young adults, except the lure will be used in a direct position of leadership. Good luck with your new lure and your fishing hole.

 

I don't believe a woman should pastor a church. But putting that aside, is she being called to do this by God, or by you?

 

Does anyone find the title of the thread a little odd?

It doesn't say, My Wife feels like she is being called by the Lord to minister and for us to start a church.

It says hey, a little person preaching and she is deaf, what do you think about that.

 

She's not his wife, she's his girlfriend.

I must ask, is this for real?

 

Willie... I seriously don't know what to think about this. This is like Radical Protestantism x5. Not only does he not call this person his wife, but he treats her like an attraction. "Come and see the godly, deaf. midget who knows the Bible very well!"

 

BUt you first said this....

so which is true?

then why would you want to use her like this? Your describing abuse.

Sounds like she already has aministry God has given her, and no one had to coerse her into doing what she didn't want to do.

Friends, and man who says he loves her trying to talk her into disobeying God. She needs more godly people in her life.

In the op he says

So it isn't God lead, it's man lead, and apparently according to his posts it's for money not to serve God.

She sin't even his wife, which means it isn't too late for her to get rid of the man trying to use her as an oddity to make money.

 

You said:

People may flock to 'see' her to look at the freak show

I don't know whether this is a bona fide post but if it is I would pray to God that he might forgive you for making this statement. Is this what you think of "special people?" My mother taught the deaf for 30 years and started a sunday School class for them at our church. I grew to understand how difficult their lives were and to admire them and my mother greatly because of what they wer able to accomplish against all odds. SHAME ON YOU for calling this person a freak. She's just as much one of God's children as you are, probably more.

 

what are you talking about? It certaibly isn't about anything I said. he is treating her a s a freak show, people will come out to see her look at her, as if she is an oddity, this is what he is describing, this is what HE is saying. I was disagreeing with him that she should not be treated as he intends, and apparently you agree with him, it's ok to treat her as an oddity, and if shes a freaks show attraction, people come and look at, gawk at, as long as they bring moeny, which seems to be his focus as he talked of nothing else. I did not call her a freak, I gave a name to what he is planning on doing to her.
So what are you talking about, he is the who is offensive to any christian, or should be, wanting to parade this poor woman for money. And you defend his actions!

 

And just what do you think you mean by this? You are saying I am not a christian, challenging my salvation. This is totally ungody, unchristlike.

 

Donna, it takes two to tango. Let it go. You know what you said and you know where you stand. The majority understood what you were saying. Soon this thread will disappear into the archives and life will go on as usual.

 

I have to agree with donnA on this one. She was NOT describing her view.
She was describing how it seemed this young man is planning on presenting his girlfriend. That HE is seeing her as an oddity to which people will flock to see her "minister" because she is unusual.

 

Is this the same girlfriend that doesn't want to give anything to her church because she only makes $8000? (according to the thread you started last week)....

I smell a little schemer! I don't know if it is you, or her... but something is fishy... "I think I will Start my own church, That way I don't have to pay tithes and people will pay me!"

Pray, set things right with God... first... then ask God's direction... He will show you all.