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Originally Posted by commonsense
Well stated.
About 30 yrs ago in another city another state a young saint was concerned with the pastoral influence in his congregation. He did a lengthy study and it became a booklet. The primary topic, the role of a shepherd.
He shared his efforts with friends/saints in the church. Unfortunately this is not a fairy tale with a happy ending. The church suffered a large split and families left. The writer of this paper moved away and has not gone to church in many years. It even seemed to efffect the district. The sentiments in the paper were for the most part true ( I read a copy15 yrs later when we lived in this city.) So much of what we do is not the content but the delivery, approach, attitude and spirit. This young man's purpose was not to cause a split, he sincerely hoped to enlighten the pastor.
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This young man should have shared his findings with the pastor, and not the congregation I would think.
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There they can find plenty of fault.
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