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Originally Posted by pelathais
I hope to share your optimism, Raven. Great thoughts. Those of us who have spent most of or all of our lives in the OP movement will have something of a biased perception when it comes to pastoral authority and the role of pastors in general.
Even many of our pastors have had something of a cultural shock when they have left the Bible Belt and taken or started churches in other parts of the country. The role of an authoritarian pastor who makes all of your wardrobe selections for you is not something very many people are looking for. As soon as the preacher announces that he needs to hear everyone's vacation plan before hand, his church will be labeled "a cult" and evangelism will die. Advertising on television with this kind of an environment will actually be counter-productive.
The church needs servants. The church is crying out for servant-leaders. If you think of the saints you pastor as your "down line" and find yourself evaluating their revenue potentials - then you need to get a business license and hand off the § 501(c) to a servant.
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Raven...Extremely well said....
In some areas it seem there are more Kings than Servants....