Why Are We So Scared?

[Mr. Smith]

Originally Posted by Aquila

I swear I've never "soulded" in my life.

I don't even know who Herold Camping is. However, I do know that many pastors do face unbelievable pressure to people please... from carnal congregants and the pressures of having turned a calling into a career. They need to be paid. Of course they'll seek to people please.

Sound, excuse me. And it's "Harold", not "Herold."

I'm sure many pastors DO feel this pressure, but it's no different than it's been for eons of time. It's even addressed in the bible. But there is a pressure to please people in home-groups, too. There's a pressure to please the next-door neighbor concerning the tree that's overhanging your fence. It's not a "Church thing", it's a "Life thing."

The "Seeker" church is often judged as trying to please people when in reality, they're trying (for the most part) to create an environment in which they can be as effective as possible. The misconceptions about "Seeker" churches are the worst I've seen in religious history.

[coadie]

Originally Posted by Mr. Smith

Sound, excuse me. And it's "Harold", not "Herold."

I'm sure many pastors DO feel this pressure, but it's no different than it's been for eons of time. It's even addressed in the bible. But there is a pressure to please people in home-groups, too. There's a pressure to please the next-door neighbor concerning the tree that's overhanging your fence. It's not a "Church thing", it's a "Life thing."

The "Seeker" church is often judged as trying to please people when in reality, they're trying (for the most part) to create an environment in which they can be as effective as possible. The misconceptions about "Seeker" churches are the worst I've seen in religious history.

How many hundreds of years have you been "seeing" religious history?

After I recieved the baptism of the Holy Ghost, I saw things in churches I had not noticed before.

[Aquila]

Originally Posted by Mr. Smith

Sound, excuse me. And it's "Harold", not "Herold."

I'm sure many pastors DO feel this pressure, but it's no different than it's been for eons of time. It's even addressed in the bible. But there is a pressure to please people in home-groups, too. There's a pressure to please the next-door neighbor concerning the tree that's overhanging your fence. It's not a "Church thing", it's a "Life thing."

The "Seeker" church is often judged as trying to please people when in reality, they're trying (for the most part) to create an environment in which they can be as effective as possible. The misconceptions about "Seeker" churches are the worst I've seen in religious history.

I hear about "seeker sensitive" churches. But what's so wrong with them specifically? I get peeved about people pleasing... but is being "seeker sensitive" people pleasing?