2Timothy2:15
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I only want to say this, if your church is happy with your pastor, fine. But there is nothing wrong with hearing from others.
I know a church I attended when I was a child. This "pastor" served at this church for almost 50 years. They never sought out another. Upon retiring, the renamed the church after him.
Now, the pastors sons are the pastor, and soon to be pastor, there.
That is entirely too long.
The Methodists here where I live have a policy that no pastor serves more than 4 years at any one church. I personally think this is a good idea.
I would list the problems I have been through with my church but I'm not going to go over that again.
God Bless
Till all are one.
While it is admirable for a pastor to serve 50 years at a church and is desired provided he is a good pastor I tend to tip an eyebrow at the last part. The part where his son takes over. That sounds a lot like nepotism, which is a real problem. This is what we see a lot of. Pastors building their own personal kingdoms then passing down the "franchise" to their children. This is especially apparent when there are those the Lord has raised up that are clearly more gifted to pastor yet the son takes the spot. Take away the money source and the problem is solved entirely. There is no reason a pastor can't work a normal job and pastor. Pastoring is not a career or a job, it is a function in the body.
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