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CHURCH SICKNESS #1: ATTITUDINAL ANGST

Discussion in 'Pastoral Ministries' started by Revmitchell, Mar 28, 2018.

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  1. Revmitchell

    Revmitchell Well-Known Member
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    Attitudinal Angst is when members are more interested in having their own desires and preferences met rather than being a serving member of the body of Christ.

    Some highlights from today’s Rainer Report:

    • Do your church members want things the way they’ve always been more than they want to reach new people?
    • Most short term pastors leave because church members want things their way instead of wanting to follow the leadership of the pastor.
    • A unified church in God’s power cannot be stopped.
    • Me-focused churches are rarely Great Commission or Great Commandment churches.
     
    #1 Revmitchell, Mar 28, 2018
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    I have dealt with that much over the years. I'm in my thirteenth year at my present pastorate and have had a rough few months due to this.
    Thankfully we are seeing the changing of the guard, and I expect to see a more godly, outwardly focused church in a few years.
     
    #2 PastoralMusings, Mar 28, 2018
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    And it only took 13 years to get there. What has the church been doing, Kingdom wise, during the last 13 years? Just curious.
     
    #3 Revmitchell, Mar 29, 2018
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    Coasting and allowing a couple of generations of their own families to slip away.
    Sad
    I think a few more years holds potential for us to be vibrant and presenting a godly witness. God has graciously preserved a remnant.
     
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    I must admit that at the moment I have attitudinal angst. I had surgery and was not at church for 4 weeks. When I went back 5 Sundays later, the pastor said "I thought about calling you." I said "don't bother."
     
    #5 Reynolds, Mar 30, 2018
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