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Old 02-18-2013, 03:41 PM
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Re: A Multi-generational Church

BTW, this sermon put me under conviction! I have commented many times that I wasn't "connecting" to the style of music that was used most of the time at our church! I prefer the black gospel style that I grew up with!

Yes, I have repented!
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Old 02-18-2013, 04:04 PM
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After thinking about it, Christ Church was started by JW Wallace. They asked Bro. Hardwick to be pastor when Bro. Wallace left to start another work. BTW, JW Wallace was in his mid 20's at the time!
Yup. Ironic that JW was the "older" pastor leaving the work to the "younger" man! I can't imagine pastoring a church at age 18.
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Old 02-18-2013, 08:36 PM
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Re: A Multi-generational Church

I once pastored a church that had five generations in it.
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I once pastored a church that had five generations in it.
Awesome! The goal should be for all generations to feel that they are important and belong.
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I thought of a couple examples from the earlier days of the UPC.

1. In the early 50's, Rev. L.H. Hardwick started Christ Church in Nashville when he was only 18 years old! Today it is a mega-church.

2. In 1956, my father started 1st Apostolic Church in Aurora, IL when he was 20 years old! Today that church is one of the largest churches in the Illinois district of UPCI.

Today we don't have teenagers start churches because they are not qualified or groomed! They must first sit as youth pastor until they are 30, then maybe, just maybe, they can be an assistant pastor. They must prove themselves as an assistant pastor before they can even be considered worthy to either start a church in a new town or be voted in as pastor of an existing church.
They are not being groomed because we have lazy youth pastor and the youth ministry has become a baby sitting service.

Too many kids pass through church with a great calling on their life but no one takes the time to mentor them if they re deemed "too sketchy".
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