Former Pastors And Saints.

[Nitehawk013]

Originally Posted by bishoph

In a perfect world there should be no problem with the scenario you describe......however, the "rule" that a former pastor should have no dealings with the members, was put in place because of unethical ministers who have left churches and then tried to take/influence as many of the members as they could to leave and go with them or somewhere else.

Ok...question.

Why is it unethical to "proselytize" siants? It seems to me that the idea itself only holds water if you consider the people YOUR saints rather than GODS saints. If we are GODS and not a certain Pastors, then its all the same field for grazing regardless of what Pastor puts his name on the building we attend. Further, it seems our hatred of "stealing saints" only applies one way. Pastors don't seem to mind if they are the one stealing saints from the more "liberal" Apostolic church across town, or if they take from the local Baptist or Methodist. It's only unethical apparently if someone gets someone to leave our assembly to join another.

Didn't Paul say we shouldn't look at ourselves as being of John or of Paul, but rather of CHRIST?

Of course, my gut says this is another matter of it being "unethical" because it can hurt the tithe/offering bucket of the Pastor that is being left for another. Bless God...don't go messing with the man of gods money!