Good job using but not abusing sheep illustrations. Preachers saying more than they know about sheep is kind of a pet peeve of mine, but you did good in my opinion.
Good article too! I'm afraid many elders interpret "feed my sheep" to mean "don't poison my sheep". Feeding is about growth, and growth is about the good and ideal, not minimum survival. So elders are explicitly required to teach and encourage the things you're talking about.
"That's good enough..." is something that I've heard a couple of times this month. Some in our church want the pastor to limit his sermons to a half hour or less. "He needs to wear a watch. I can't invite anyone to church because he talks so long and repeats himself." My response..."I appreciate that you listen so closely. That doesn't happen with most people, so he needs to make biblical points more than once."
Good job using but not abusing sheep illustrations. Preachers saying more than they know about sheep is kind of a pet peeve of mine, but you did good in my opinion.
Good article too! I'm afraid many elders interpret "feed my sheep" to mean "don't poison my sheep". Feeding is about growth, and growth is about the good and ideal, not minimum survival. So elders are explicitly required to teach and encourage the things you're talking about.
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If you encourage the best in anything (ex: homeschooling), you’re labeled a radical.
I’d fall over in the pew if our elders encouraged wives to stay and home and parents to homeschool.
"That's good enough..." is something that I've heard a couple of times this month. Some in our church want the pastor to limit his sermons to a half hour or less. "He needs to wear a watch. I can't invite anyone to church because he talks so long and repeats himself." My response..."I appreciate that you listen so closely. That doesn't happen with most people, so he needs to make biblical points more than once."