Comments on: What If Pastors Had a Union? (Part 1) http://michaelcatt.com/2010/07/what-if-pastors-had-a-union-part-1/ From the Cluttered Desk Thu, 17 May 2012 13:47:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Marty Schoenleber http://michaelcatt.com/2010/07/what-if-pastors-had-a-union-part-1/comment-page-1/#comment-440 Marty Schoenleber Sat, 24 Jul 2010 23:21:26 +0000 http://michaelcatt.com/?p=529#comment-440 Amen. I thank God that this has not been my experience, but I have heard the same horror stories too often for too many years. I love part of your suggested solution ... "We’ve got dozens of boards and agencies in our denomination. I’m for forming one that recommends we shut some doors and sell some buildings. Or just kill the church off and resurrect a new church in its place where the old guard can’t come or attend unless they publicly repent." Repentance is clearly the path to future usefulness. Le't continue to pray that God makes it happen. Amen. I thank God that this has not been my experience, but I have heard the same horror stories too often for too many years. I love part of your suggested solution …

“We’ve got dozens of boards and agencies in our denomination. I’m for forming one that recommends we shut some doors and sell some buildings. Or just kill the church off and resurrect a new church in its place where the old guard can’t come or attend unless they publicly repent.”

Repentance is clearly the path to future usefulness. Le’t continue to pray that God makes it happen.

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