This thread is not designed to proctor a million responses...unlike some other gratuitous threads I can think of...I just want to know what you think.
I am curious...can you belong to a church/attend a church without assimilating that the Pastor of that church is YOUR pastor?
Here is the crux. What if there is no other church in an city, and you have severe disagreements/experiences/situations with that pastor, not on a personal level, but on a philosophical level, and you absolutely are forced (as a matter of speaking) to attend that church?
Could you attend without having to call him your pastor...or is this outright rebellion against authority?
The reason I ask is that there is a large church in (edit:a part of the U.S.) that is on the threshold of turning over to the son-in law. He is not so popular...in fact he is a mouse of a man compared to those who precede him.
In another situation in (edit: another part of the U.S.), there is a church with a great pastor, but the folks would probably rather go to the Catholic assembly before they would call the youngster...pastor.
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