Apostolic Revival

[Jason B]

Originally Posted by CAD/JPY

I personally believe that that the key to every city... you know the one we all pray for? The HUGE revival, the incredible move of God that takes place! We'll I believe that comes in a package.... a package that is made up of many churches.

Therefore, the conservative pastor will need the liberal pastor and vice versa... because they each have a portion of "the Key". But until they get together IN UNITY the pieces of the key can't form... and their city remains locked up.
Why don't they get together? Some of it is pride, worried about what others will think of you if you fellowship. Some of it is fear. If your a conservative pastor, how do you answer the questions from your young people after they have "hung out" or "dated" some of the young people from the liberal church??

"Uh Pastor, I thought we couldn't go to movies? The other church does... and we all get together for big Apostolic meetings." "Uh Pastor, I was just told you go to hell because I cut my hair... thats what the girls from the other youth group said... Pastor, am I going to hell?"

There is a lot of issues that arise during fellowship. Imagine, seeing your "liberal" pastor having a heart to heart discussion with your music minister prior to the big Apostolic meeting. Smiling, nodding, etc. Now, what if you the conservative pastor know that your music minister doesn't necessarily believe things as conservative as you, but just does it out of respect... How would you feel about the current conversation with the "more liberal" pastor? What conclusions would be natural to jump to? What fears?

Okay, now that you see some of the issues that result.... Here is the only way they get dealt with. Those pastors need to work HARD on keeping personal relationships going, so that they will trust each other. Be honorable! Show each other respect and integrity! Call your neighboring pastor if one of his saints show up to visit on Sunday... and ask him what is going on, does he know? Make a point of connecting every week!

It sounds easy, but it really isn't. Then throw in the mix of different holiness standards, pastoral styles, upbringing, etc. and you can see why that key doesn't often get put together. So this is why you don't see some very logical things take place in our apostolic movement....

good post, I think the problem is we really need to go strictly by the Bible and not by personal convictions, remebering Christ didn't come and die a horrible death just to find a reason to condemn someone to hell over a sleeve length or any number of ridulous things that we have in the past put on people who did or would have come to Christ, only for them to be gone as quickly as they came.