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Since people know we are now church shopping, we're getting invitations from everyone to visit their church. I think Karol has three different churches lined up for the next three weeks already.
I've been asked what I have against this pastor candidate. Here's my short list.
1) Aside from his very high volume oratory, his speaking style is accusatory and belittling to his audience - to the point of arrogance. I wouldn't be so bad if he included himself as one of the sinners. But it as if he is sitting at the right hand of God and telling the congregation just how bad they are and all the problems in the church are completely their fault. He makes you want to walk up to the stage and wring his neck or punch him in the nose.
2) About two years ago, I was at a church family meeting with one of the previous pastors and our "Bishop." This fellow stood up and asked a question, that at the moment seemed sort of out of the blue. But, then as the Bishop answered, I could the see the motivation behind the question was to denigrate a pastor that had left 12 months before this meeting. I thought that was a really low blow.
3) He was ONLY approved by the board AFTER, his wife became a board member. That coupled with point #2, make me wonder if he didn't manipulate the civil war between the two pastors in the hopes that he would fill one of the slots. In short, I do not trust the man.
4) Did you ever meet someone that for some reason you just couldn't trust. I can't put my finger on it, but somehow the words that come out of his mouth just don't match his body language. It makes me feel like he is faking it.
5) I don't feel he'll bring in new people. A non-Christian or low participation Christian that attends the church and he preaches will not return. I know people that have sat through his harangue once, never to return.
OK, so it isn't such a short list and I'm not really done. Still I think you get my point.
Posted by Ted at August 6, 2003 7:21 PM