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Originally Posted by JTULLOCK
My guess is that most if not every church has someone similar to this person. It might be the same type of person that tells a new convert "ok now that you have the HG you cant't this and that..etc." I have seen it through the years. It might be an isolaed thing now and nothing further. I just wish more people would or could discern what is going on. But all too often people get stuck at doctine glued to religion and never get to a relationship with the Father. If they did they would realize we all must have our own relationship with the King and not one that is dictated by someone else.
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Taking this in a little different direction, is it just my experience or do churches generally put the new, inexperienced people with the children? If you are new and want to get involved in ministry, go help with the kids. This infuriates me, because children are our greatest opportunity, and the future.
Along the same lines, we often let someone "practice" their pastoring skills on the youth (Youth Pastor) before we let them try their hand at the "real" thing!
If someone is not called to minister to youth or children don't put them there, it is my opinion that a child is better off sitting with their parents in service than in a classroom being babysat or lied to...
Just a (RANT) thought
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