Ministerial Ethics, Dropping Out and TV: Did You Forget You Agreed to This?

[Coonskinner]

Originally Posted by stmatthew

Was I unethical to take my vacation on a job I had one time knowing I was going to give notice when I returned??

As long as the procedures for disaffiliation are done according to the bylaws, it really makes not a hill of beans if the preacher turns in his license afterwards. If the church is wanting to follow their God ordained Pastor, and he is going to leave the org, then they are well within their rights to disaffiliate to be able to keep him.

Now we enter yet another area of discourse: who is responsible and more accountable for the local church?

The pastor, whose office was ordained by God in the Scripture, and who was called to that city and that flock, or a group of elected officials holding man made offices in a man made organization?

[Scott Hutchinson]

Originally Posted by Coonskinner

Now we enter yet another area of discourse: who is responsible and more accountable for the local church?

The pastor, whose office was ordained by God in the Scripture, and who was called to that city and that flock, or a group of elected officials holding man made offices in a man made organization?

I'd say the pastor and I'm not crazy about outside influences dictating things to pastors,a local church has some autonomy, to me.

[Hoovie]

Originally Posted by Coonskinner

Now we enter yet another area of discourse: who is responsible and more accountable for the local church?

The pastor, whose office was ordained by God in the Scripture, and who was called to that city and that flock, or a group of elected officials holding man made offices in a man made organization?

The way I read scripture I think it is the Elders. (this need not exclude the pastor BTW)

[RevDWW]

Originally Posted by Coonskinner

Now we enter yet another area of discourse: who is responsible and more accountable for the local church?

The pastor, whose office was ordained by God in the Scripture, and who was called to that city and that flock, or a group of elected officials holding man made offices in a man made organization?

........legislating man made rules not exactly or clearly spelled out in scripture?