I've had some really great responses from my last blog at another site and I wanted to thank you all for your honest, open answers. Now my question is this:
Believing what I believe, do you think I should approach this Pastor and tell him how I feel about what he is saying? I've gone to him before about some issues and left in tears once and another time he told me I didn't hear from God, when I know that I did. I wouldn't have gone to him about the issue if I hadn't felt "led" to go. I'm just not that kind of person. At one point he told me that "if I felt that way, maybe I should leave the church". I never encountered any pastor who would actually tell someone to leave a church just because they didn't agree with the pastor. And him telling me that almost destroyed me. He said he would never give me any help. This happened b/c I told him I felt there were people on the worship team who were not really separated from the world (to make a long story short). That's when he told me I didn't hear from God and yet 3 days later, the person in question was stricken with an illness that the doctors couldn't diagnose, plus her sister! A few months later, the mother was diagnosed as bipolar. and a few months after that, all but the daughter left the worship team. Almost weird, huh?
I will add that I've come to see that this pastor has a stubborn streak and I wonder if God is using me to try to make him see he isn't always right. I administer a "Temperament Profile" for clients to get an idea of "what makes them tick". It's about 94% accurate. We talked about this at one point as he was looking for something like this do give his staff. He took it first which tells me he doesn't trust certain people and when the results came back, he wanted nothing more to do with it. It would have answered his questions about the discontent of the staff, but he abruptly said he didn't believe it was accurate at all, although his wife said it was "right on."
Tell me your opinion of this, please. It is causing me some distress. If I go to him, which I feel I am to do, I pretty much know it won't be received--at least not with joy! If I don't go, I may be disobeying God.
Anyway, it's the same this time: I feel like I am supposed to go to the pastor and tell him, but at the same time I am really afraid of what it may do.
Does anyone have any suggestions? Got any ideas anyone? Your opinion is needed. And appreciated!
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Well, I believe you should do what you feel you are being led to do. There is a reason the Lord is leading you this way or you wouldn't feel it so strongly. That is what I think. Sounds like this pastor kind of an ego problems there.
Jenn
I don't think that you should pursue the preacher's ego. He was definitely wrong to suggest you leave the church. I question his christianity. As christians we must be positive, but not controlling. We influence others without dictating to their actions. There are many in all church congregations that are not really Born-Again christians. I have had similar problems in several churches. I stand up for the Word of God. I don't like to see ministers skip verses in the Bible because it complicates their doctrine. Preachers have wanted me to move on, but only one suggested it. Now I have moved on to another church, but my former minister now likes me and reads my Weblog. We must stand up for truth, but only in a loving way.