Alabama COG Pastors are very upset And this is why. Over the last 8 years the top churches in the state have been filled with out of state men, and 2 of those churches have been filled twice with an out of state pastor. A scandal at a south Alabama church was covered up and an out of state pastor was brought in to replace the disgraced former pastor. In return, not 1 pastor from Alabama has been offered a church in the various states where the out of state pastors came from. It is being said that many pastors will boycott camp meeting this year but it is to early to see if this will hold true.
It ain’t too smart of a young pastor to Boycott anything that the state backs. Just saying. Some things are facts.Most times boycotts are in voice only, not in actual practice. It is accordint to how strong or solid one’s pastorate is. ________________Some facts but mostly just my [email protected]/
Didn’t a church in a church in Griffin, Ga get a pastor from Alabama? I may be mistaken________________
Seriously? Re: Griffin, Ga
Am I wrong…
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It’s a new day in the COG… for some time state lines have not mattered nearly as much.ALSO, In most large churches, Overseers are now at the mercy of the governing body in that local church, and most have strong preferences as to who they want their Pastor to be.I know for a fact Pathway asked for Travis, Oak Park asked for David, and Loxley asked for Brian. Didn’t Mark Leonhardt (Alabama) leave Cathedral of Praise in Gadsden, AL and go to the #2 church in SC? Don’t you think the 10+ in-state guys who interviewed expected one of them to get it?? But, when a Church council makes its mind up, there’s very little an Overseer can do.
This mindset is very worldly. Reminds me of my days working a secular job. Who among us hasn’t felt passed over at some point? But you have a choice to become bitter or to become better. I remember at one particular job, it seemed that the company would always hire from outside when a management position became vacated. Seemed to kill the morale of some because they were not promoted from within. But I always wondered if it was not their negative attitude that held them back instead of being passed over.
Every time I hear this phrase I cringe. Seems evertime I hear it anymore some moral mooring has been tampered with, somebody has had an affair, somebody has left a spouse and spotted a new one, etc.
Bold above my emphasis. But the comment is one of the best and worth taking time to consider.M16 may not be one passed over, but he also knows there is ALWAYS preferential treatment, as the commenter says, it is in secular jobs also. that includes the military and religious worlds. Many times ‘it just appears to be preferential’________________Some facts but mostly just my [email protected]/
Get over it.. God’s will is not subject to the lines on a map, drawn up by mapmakers or COG officials. When God begins to subject his will and his calling to your whims, or the whims of State Overseers, please let me know.. I’ll be waiting. If more pastors would stay where rooted where they are and stop trying to get promoted to larger churches, this wouldn’t be an issue. Stay where God puts you and allow Him to build the church… You plant the seeds in your community and let God deal with the rest. ________________———My Facebook http://www.facebook.com/theB3
Hey BB, good to see you. A little harsh, but a good comment! ________________Some facts but mostly just my [email protected]/
Yes. A thousand times yes________________[Jesus] will come again in glory to judge the living and the dead, and his kingdom will have no end. – Nicene Creed
I think that’s easier said than done sometimes Brandon. I hear what you’re saying, I really do, however, just because some pastors need to move doesn’t mean they’re not committed to where they’re currently at. They are pastors and they are human. It is frustrating when you’re in the position of some of those pastors and you feel as if you’ve been looked over, and for many of them they’ve been responded to with the same demeanor as your comment to the subject.BTW – With that type of demeanor, you’d make a great overseer.
You guys know NBF doesn’t like to be harsh…but you Alabama guys – maybe it’s time to look in the mirror. Maybe you are the problem.You are so bad – your new overseer took another job just to get away from you.How bad are you if that happens?Tighten up guys. ________________
With all respect due to the original post and poster… where is it written or even hinted at that the AB in consult with any local church is limited to the pool of disgruntled-in-their-present-church, or ambitious, ready and deserving of a promotion, ministers in their state?Yes the ministers in a state are under the authority of their AB, but no rule any place restricts that AB to choosing one of them. It is not that way now and has never been that way.
Outstanding post, Bro Bob________________More of Him…less of me.twitter.com/camiracle77www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=691241499&ref=name
I don’t know how MI6 is but he could not be more wrong. The guys who have moved to Alabama have been welcomed. The state loves our new overseer, our youth director, and administrative liason. I don’t know what preachers in Alabama this guy has talked to, but I have not heard any of this garbage. Also, those churches were filled by October of 2016, except for Loxley, which was filled in early January. So if there was news, it would be old news________________