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Originally Posted by Backwoods Presbyterian I would set up a foundation that would hand out grants to small congregations to help pay full-time ministers for churches that cannot usually afford one. | Let them become tentmakers like Paul!!!
I honestly have a hard time supporting dead congregations. Once they are on life support, I usually vote to pull the plug. God has a plan for all congregations. Nad just like he told Joshua that His servant moses is dead, He also tells congregations the same thing.
That being said, I would start a scholarship fund for people interested in seminary training within the congregation. This way hte unscriptural practice of pastoral search committees importing pastors across the country instead of rasing up leaders within a geographic area would cease for a while. | Yeah, snuff out the wicks. It's more practical and God prefers the bigger and healthier groups as proven again and again in history and Scripture. His pragmatism is worthwhile to note. |
Either you heard what I did not say, or I am totally missing the sarcasm and point of this statement. Keeping a dead congregation open by having a full time pastor is far from pragmatic. It is chasing bad money.
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N. Robert; Trinity Reformed Church RCA, Holland MI
Once in a while you can get shown the light, in the strangest of places if you look at it right."
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