Saturday, July 2, 2016

10 Ways to Abuse the Position of "Pastor"


#1  Believe that you are called to minister to others to the point of neglecting your own family and friends

#2  Believe that because you were “anointed” you couldn’t be wrong

#3  Believe that when you are telling things about other people in a way that is random, hurtful, unprovable or not “qualified” Biblically…that it is NOT GOSSIP because it is “preacher talk”

#4  Seek first a foremost to build a your church rather than His Kingdom

#5  Believe that primary ministry has to do with wearing suits, going to your office, traveling, pulpit time (preaching, teaching, running a service), rather than visiting, witnessing, studying, praying and setting God;y examples in common place instances  

#6  Believe that your friends and heroes can’t be wrong or give them an automatic pass when they are

#7  Fear man and peer pressure more than God

#8  View ministry, at least partially, as an income

#9  Work to care for, build up and maintain such things as, buildings, properties, vehicles, preaching series’, books, fellowship and reputation OVER practical practice of scripture, how to teach such and more importantly how to apply such to your own personal walk, your family and your converts for Christ 

#10  Seeing SOULS as random and vague things to “long for”, preach about, theorize and philosophize about instead of all actual people that you come across every single day.  People with problems, people that you are supposed to love, win, teach, correct, minister to, care for and disciple.  People whose problems only God can fix



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