You cant have it both ways and these special privileges may prove to be a future rationalization for government meddling. The church is the Bride of Christ, it is a place to make disciples and make the Gospel known. Ok, maybe Im missing something but hes offering to preach for free. He Didnt Love Being a Police Officer. The pastor did show for the funeral, but came with an understudy (seminary student?). What do you reckon the remuneration will be for this part-time pastoring? Mr Platt aint got nuttin on Mr Crazy Buzy DeYoung. Why do we continue attending fellowships that such a person presides over and wonder why things go wrong? A lot of replies sound speculative . As for the public gathering, God promises to be present where two or three are gathered. @ Bridget: I see you met the pastor at my former church. Job and home gone in one fell swoop. Webdoes david platt speech impediment. . Take this opportunity to tell these supposed *pastors* what you think a pastor should be. These friendships take years to cultivate. No pastor that is paid full-time could say that and be hired or kept on in a Baptist church. Theyre either ignorant of the law or lying to you and blowing you off. His sermon on Acts opened our eyes when he introduced some social justice themes in his sermon that had literally nothing to do with the text. After reading your comments I was deeply discouraged, wow this man must be seriously egotistical and really has no heart for the church body. Joined a lovely little church which felt like family the moment I walked in the door. Were paying, sometimes til it drives us into financial ruin, to be abused. 14 When the people saw him[b] do this miraculous sign, they exclaimed, Surely, he is the Prophet we have been expecting![c] 15 When Jesus saw that they were ready to force him to be their king, he slipped away into the hills by himself. Jn 6:15. After reading your comments I was deeply discouraged, wow this man must be seriously egotistical and really has no heart for the church body. That makes me sad. And its the craziest thing ever. Im all over the continuum insofar as views go. Some of the classes taught by laymembers at MBC are outstanding. So, again, how is this guy spending 20-25 hours a week on a sermon? I disagree. I wonder when. Anointed preaching/proclamation is a big part of this witness. Is gathering together to worship the right venue to go after the lost? I felt the LORD give me this analogy/story line a few years ago concerning juggernaut corporate bakeries and local artisan bakeries. (Communion servers switch around, so not every time, but it has definitely happened from the pastor. What does this mean? McLean is new to theSouthern Baptist Convention. I explain I cant do funerals, visits, phone calls, or meetings. We should be supporting not admonishing! I bet Mac Brunson is now going to become on of the Calvinistas. The other day on a Facebook page that I like, the post was a political one. And often a committee wants Adrian Rogers in a church of 300. If a pastor cannot take the time to officiate at a members wedding or to provide pre-marriage or marriage counseling, then that pastor has no business getting up and preaching a sermon on Sunday morning about the sanctity of marriage. For me personally, it takes faith to be known in a church. Much of the sermon is basic storytelling. She never told me what they talked about, but she spoke very highly of him and enjoyed having him visit. Personally, this is sad because we have a long-ago connection to McLean Bible. Blogs. In the year I have attended MBC, I have NEVER known a single person sitting next to me at service. About 3 minutes. I think a marriage of convenience took place, and human nature made sure that it stayed that way when things became very inconvenient a few short years later. I think the problem is less than someone might be only delivering sermons than that they are being paid, essentially, a full time salary or a hefty salary and are refusing to do the traditional ministerial/pastoral duties. And, sometimes, you get the pleasure of seeing their petty responses to someone that they have no other way of harming. You could pull a gateway and just pipe them in. As a Christian of many years, Christ feeds me in many ways, in many places. Why are we so stupid? @ Hope: Did anything ever become of this at the IMB? Of course, we need the leaders to tell us what all this do-do looks like (imperatives, again) it fills all their conferences and publishing. He is the author of the New Yo I lead meetings as part of my job in problem management; Im generally expected to do two or three a week. Platt has clarified the news is not an immediate resignation; he has asked trustees to begin the search for a new president, and will You can read between the lines Im sure and see how the David Platt thing fits into all of this. My guess is most celebrity preachers do likewise. than I do . a person who herds, tends, and guards sheep. Probably never will. Thats another contemporary trend so why not ape it in the church? Im a liberal lefty too, and I think its high time to revamp the tax codes so that the loopholes are closed and that all non-profits (religious or no) must abide by the same rules. (That may be why they havent pushed us too hard to sign the old one. David Platts mission, whether he realizes it or not, is to make MBC a social justice church. All of which probably sounds more dismissive than I mean it to. I learned recently that these titles are very important in that world. C. J. Mahaney was a promoter of toxic Calvinism for years and look what happen to those who were fed a steady diet of it at his SGM churches. I do not make any claim to have arrived as a Christian, but I do have a daily practical intentional walk with Jesus. David Joseph Platt is an American evangelical Baptist pastor. Anything bursting in there makes surgery, clean up, and recovery much more extensive. Based on that I was planning to make MBC my home church. I have recently been told that this is the beginning of moving Platt out of the IMB by letting him *discover* that he would prefer to preach instead of trying to dig himself out of the mess at the IMB. I couldnt agree more. Find a church in which the pastor knows you name and truly cares about you-not an abstract you who is just a part of a mass of faces. Many who say this buy sermon services to write their sermons for them. David is no Paul. That seems super deceptive to me. I mean its not that big of a deal until you look at a pattern in the entire movement. He knew when He inspired the authors of the Bible just exactly what would be going on now. Well, theyre not laughing now, are they? WebApril 2004. It is not a place where 1 man is in charge. I was really moved. ADA Only You Jesus My pastor learning my name and making a point to speak it in kindness is part of the thoughtful, welcoming aspect that I enjoy in my church. They will respond with worship to the created thing Idolatry. Far too many people are looking for a celebrity so they can say "We go to David Platt's church." As a former member of Brook Hills where David was once my pastor, I am concerned about this. It is not the whole. Ive even seen multi-media pastor. Or he saw the amount of resources that McLean Bible Church has and was to sway their donations. At that time, there did not seem to be any attempt to become a mega-church. The salary thing is often a deflection. Then those who gladly received his word were baptized; and that day about three thousand souls were added to them. Acts 2:41, NKJV Thanks! its high time for change. Maybe not. Expenses run high in that stratosphere. The upper room in Jerusalem at Pentecost held a whole bunch of people and is unlikely to have been just somebodys parlor. One would hope that those who have been given the gift of pastoring by the Holy Spirit, would likewise live their lives and ministries appropriately. You get character development, plot development and backstory. The things she happened upon sent her down rabbit trails while she was researching Du Bai (sp?) We should be supporting not admonishing! One of many reasons I am not a fan of institutionalied/bureaucracy-ized Churchianity. I have said for years, that the problem with many of these pastors is that they want to be Evangelists like Billy Graham, but they want the security of a permanent church. Most pastor positions are salaried. Wife and seven children. to be more specific, they said that their insurer advised them that if they were to let anyone use their facility other than another non-profit, it could jeopardize their tax-exempt status. Like your husband, I am deeply touched when a pastor knows my name & uses it in a kind way. The academy usually complies with the doctrine of the Church that supports it. But they serve others, and visit the sick. It evolved; a culture developed around it; rules and regulations; holidays and celebrations; the yearly church calendar; working people could show up, pay up, and leave; eventually the CEO posted a job roster for the volunteers; duties and titles; gender roles; power and access became linked to donated money; book$ and conference$ and web$ite$ and broadcast$; celebrity and status; trips and missions and safaris; etc. Prayer will lead the Church to Glorify God, Shouldnt we all be spending time with Christ, studying? The interim setup is weird, the IMB Trustee statement is really weird, and the Platts have moved their kids to MBC. I offer this link to Lon Solomons 2017 letter to the congregation where he announces stepping down as senior and teaching pastor. My wife just got home from her evening shift & I put in overtime. I have heard nothing new from a pulpit in many years. Faithful proclamation of Gods Word is essential, because it is upstream of faith and worship/service. Yes- he is doing it for free. Today isnt news to Him. But we have some in depth sunday school classes. If I had never joined a church till I had found one that was perfect, I should never have joined one at all; and the moment I did join it, if I had found one, I should have spoiled it, for it would not have been a perfect church after I had become a member of it. The real eternal issue before us is not some form of Calvinism, but Christ! So if it is the means then why are people upset when Platt says that people need to get with it regarding the means? I know what you mean about David Platts sermon style. We should do so, so the table is still valid, but so is the pulpit if governments/culture allows. This happens at my church too and it is lovely. Does Public Broadcasting Need Your Tote Bag Deep into the churchs 1 Unfortunately, churches have become so institutionalized it is almost impossible for that person to do what God meant for them to do. So the calling from God to be your pastor is really? The elders who rule well are to be considered worthy of double honor, especially those who work hard at preaching and teaching (5:17). You are spot on except for the money. Washing disciples feet delegate. Something is amiss. I asked to meet with the pastor and was referred to an intern and then to a lay minister. You both nailed it to the wall! Parkinsons Law (Wiki article here for any Wartburgers at a loose end with 5 minutes to spare). In fact, upon being appointed, Platt actually said, I now see the beauty of the CP. But making the pulpit and the weekly sermon the center of our spiritual lives seems odd to me. True enough I thought, but if he really believed the Radical stuff he writes about whats keeping him from pulling up stakes and moving there? That kind of New Testament model? Bridget, Generally, human nature is fairly predictable once we give up the notion that we ourselves or our group is somehow exempt. He is now our teaching pastor and I am thrilled God brought him to us. How in the world can they ever learn the names of their people. We are human beings not human doings. Full time pastor.TGC chairman. Im not so sure God is so worried about all our acronyms..SBC, IMB, etc Is not our mission unity in love Making disciples, preaching the word to all nations? For what its worth, my spouse and I are part of a home fellowship. And, I dont see church life as being an effective way to keep theologians from getting off-track. This year they have got the Pied Piper and years ago they hosted Mark Driscoll. Which is part of why I like liturgy; the sermon can be a dud but there is still substance in the rest of the service. Ministry to believers is creature-centric. This leaves the door wide open for our congregation to see areas of leadership where they are needed, and to respond accordingly.. It is only a money and power grab for them. This plague has even crossed the Atlantic and come to the UK. My wife and I are part of McLean Bible Church and we were thrilled that David approached us and volunteered his time to bring us Gods Word. @ ZechZav: Because healthy community is missional. Do we condemn them after we have taken our profit (Ezek. It seems Billy Graham has the gift of evangelism (gifts of the Spirit to the church, Rom. People do what they think will achieve the goal that they have. Conferences. In a TWW postEd Stetzer and the Four Fence Posts that Define His Ministry, Stetzerexplained what he didand didnot do as a bi-vocational pastor. There are plenty of people in Nepal, grafting away for little personal glory. As I recall, that didnt come out too well for them, or for their father. Count it all joy to pay the cost and reveal His worth! For me personally, it takes faith to be known in a church. Sport | BBC - 5 Celebs You Probably Didn't Know had Speech Problems Standing up on a stage, being the only voice heard in a comfortably organised setting where everyone is explicitly there to hear you speak, is among the most seductively intoxicating pleasures anywhere in this life. United prayer, therefore, requires that the one for whom we pray be looking away from us to the Lord Jesus Christ, and we together look to Him alone (1), respectfully, as you anticipate heavenly things, make every effort to be found at peace with The Lord Jesus, and that pressing towards being without spot or blemish, growing in the grace and knowledge of our Savior Jesus Christ. (I first learned of it fromSBC This Week.). (2 Corinthians 11:3), Bet your proverbial @zz, MBC is being played, Spy It is also a biological code. I am a member of MBCbut now a former member as of today. But there were no other pastors. Nothing compares to knowing Him! Your words today were very encouraging. This is interesting. Over time, academies can develop an ethos that they are the repositories of knowledge, and then act as if they are above or outside the purview of the Church. Perhaps David Platt can get some pointers from Kevin DeYoung. Apparently this post is getting a lot of play out there. It is true that to have a pastoral relationship, the congregation or ratio needs to be 150:1. I understand what youre saying, but there are few legal resources for church conflict. And the buzz word missional has taken over their thought process. Surgeon was able to do a one-step resection without a colostomy. I dont remember exactly who was there, but I remembered wondering how they could fill their other responsibilities and who was footing the bill. One reason that have always respected Billy Graham is because he knew that he was called to be an Evangelist not a Pastor. Those of us who have seen behind the curtain know that it is not real. To me, its not mainly about feeding. In what respects? Mahaney? I find it interesting that Paul never did this, at least in his letters. Im not looking for the perfect church . Being hired to spend your week writing sermons and you lie about it and let someone else write them. My son is also in his prime (26) which certainly helps recovery. Most bakeries by this time will start feeling the cash flow pinch. Being paid an honorarium for each sermon is not a salary so one wonders if this is all spin. Sorry for initiating a rabbit trail but to clarify a classical liberal is more like a libertarian but sees the need for just a tad more government. I think youve summed it up pretty well. The sermon or the gathering might not be experienced as anything significant to us, but we dont know how others are responding. Personally, I respect organization, but my most pressing need is for substance. Thats better left to the students he and Piper appeal to at their annual Cross Conference. How different the whole church culture would be if the profit motive went away? I hope not. I recall attending a church where the congregation would share some testimony, praise, blessing, etc. This should not be confused with ministry. It is the body of Christ -Rachelle. Charles Spurgeons : Defense Of Calvinism : We are in a church in which the pastors do show love and humility. They seem to have united around pragmatic Authoritarianism and Complementarianism. If we then love God we will/should obey God, or so Jesus said regarding himself. Im sick of that garbage, especially as used by people like Platt, because that great calling they love to reference is code for My calling is bigger than yours, and if you plebes dont submit, youre against the Lord. He basically made it sound like unless you were Elder material you shouldnt be a missionary. He feeds the one that gnaws him most.. Were Dones. Platt New! Tell me want to do/believe, and I will do it, I do not want to figure it my self to much work and, 2. There is an interesting discussion on this subject between Mark Driscoll, James McDonald and Mark Dever here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ukvHuwFzBA. True, sir (if it be proper to call God sir). As much as it pains me to say it, I agree with Devers viewpoint on this subject. PHD student. He even had the nerve to say he was leaving the church in the best shape it had ever been in and its history! Sorry to be so long winded but it annoys me to no end to see a ministry that I personally experienced turn into something so at least to me foreign to a Biblical standard of fellowship. These Neo-Cal guys act like they have answers for everything; they are the new wave, the latest and greatest. That said it may be only a contributing reason for the over-use of the pastor title. I have mentioned the FIEC network in the UK and they are selling themselves out to the Go$$$pel Coalition. The shareholders are proud of their new corporate bakery enterprise. You never spoke a truer word. I know, I mean, how many golf stories can one hear? As all were replaced their titles changed with the word pastor not minister. Please, I prepped lesson plans for 6 math classes per day (4 different grade levels) in way, way, way less time than that! Best regards, I will be very interested to see how long this lasts. Guest speaker or consultant perhaps, but not a pastor. pastors should see this and understand it. dementia. Can someone explain to me how you can spend 20-25 hours a week preparing a sermon? I think the answer lies in two seemingly unrelated things sometime ~1997 when 9Marks took off and when SGM became Reformed. C.J. Find a pastor who will do your funeral and not punt it to the third tier pastoral staff. We had not heard of David Platt before he came there, but we have already decided we will be moving on. Im not so sure God is so worried about all our acronyms..SBC, IMB, etc Is not our mission unity in love Making disciples, preaching the word to all nations? And Platt would be doing the job he was hired to do and the Trustees would be doing their jobs as well. And its the craziest thing ever. No worries, Arnold. We talk about the Pope and Pravda, but I think thats because some of us have seen scary stuff. I dont have a problem with the word pastor being used for clergy. Once the bible (or more specifically what some people try to do with the bible} is treated as simply a different version of the old Jewish idea of law and thus turned into a burden too heavy to bear-then we can quote Jesus himself about the fact that creating burdens like that is a big time no-no. David Platts mission, whether he realizes it or not, is to make MBC a social justice church. He actually knew my name and used it." Where is most of ones time spent? You are the church. They care about as much about the Bible as they do about the truth, about justice, about the Fruits of the Spirit, about Jesus, and about those who have been made in His image. I think I now have the answer. Well, at least they will try and find you now or at least know your name. I get your point but you will also notice in Acts 2 that believers had all things in common, met daily in the temple and broke bread together in homes. There is absolutely nothing of Jesus Christ in any of it. April 2004. One of the benefits this boundary has brought to our church is that we are very clearly not a pastor-centered church. Most people happen to believe that a pastor should be more than a podcast on legs. What about the way New Testament leaders and teachers apparently worked to provide their own physical sustenance, so they would not be burdensome on the believers, oh, say, tent-making, for example? Of course, we are to do stuff, but the text never says we are to do witnessing as if it is apart from who we are. Books. He always seems to focus on relational aspects, having a good marriage and family life, caring for each other in the church Never a guilt trip about not being missional enough. We are called to be like the Bereans in Acts 17:11, so the more I followed up with Davids teaching I found that he plays fast and loose with Gods word. I usually dread listening to missionaries speak, anticipating the guilt trip that they sometime put on other people for not being as extreme and missional and sacrificial as them. I believe they prevailed. Yeah, church life wont keep theologians in check. He will never know the names of the members of his church. We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website. They must have gone in in laparoscopically. Vs 14 God says I know He Aaron can speak very well obviously God knew that Moses did have some legit problem with speech like stuttering. He never chided believers to get out there, knock on doors, join me on mission, serve your community, hand out water bottles at marathons, plant a community garden. Now I dont know what to do. Both should be evident, though. I hear you. Is this confirmed that he is doing it for free? Could you quote me some specific passages on that? We believers are all priests, Jesus is our high priest, and we were not supposed to embrace this pagan shamanism nonsense to begin with. That sounds like a good first step, but its not a guarantee. Seminary professor. But at some point, arent we supposed to grow up into some degree of self-reliance, as far as the scriptures are concerned? What their job is, without exception, is pastoring a church for expats. This leaves the door wide open for our congregation to see areas of leadership where they are needed, and to respond accordingly.". The amount of cash these guys make for their seminaries & their megachurches Nonprofits are one of my fields of research. I know of a Bible church in our area (the Triangle Raleigh/Durham/Chapel Hill) where it appears the elders, not the congregation, hand-picked the pastor. David Platt (pastor) David Joseph Platt is an American pastor. He is currently the Pastor-Teacher at McLean Bible Church, and he is also the author of the New York Times Best Seller Radical: Taking Back Your Faith from the American Dream. Platt released a follow-up book, Radical Together: Unleashing the People of God for the Purpose David Platt, An MBC (1) Teaching Pastor, Is Infected With Calvinism. (Dont let him infect you!). Take this opportunity to tell these supposed *pastors* what you think a pastor should be. We need each other to properly interpret scripture the body. You have a good point. I can see how this could be the cast for new converts, in the same way that newborns depend on the pre-digested proteins of milk. Yes but the issue of him and Calvin being promoters of Valentinian Gnosticism was put to bed a long time ago. My guess is theres some bigger strategy going on. Keep an eye out in your classes. Pardon me while go rip off another sheet of tin foil! Hes only been at the IMB for 3 years I didnt know it could be a part-time job. That idol of Authoritarianism is the reason, IMO, that the competing factions of Calvinists and Traditionalists have been willing to make at least the appearance of peace in the SBC. I wanted to remain in that role. He left a very happy, happy manno persecution there! Anyway, the sermon was completely delusional. But they are the foundation to faith and give definition and motivation to service (in light of His great love). If left to ourselves, well always eat the same food. This is and has always been the model of Lutheran (LCMS and ELCA synods) pastoral care. Or to paraphrase Dilbert: The scripture is profitable for.. several things, but it is not a restrictive procedure manual for administrative details about how to do church. Last post was meant to be two separate, one responding to Muff, the other to Nick/Bombast/God. (But seriously, 20-25 hrs a week on prep? In the parish hall of my church. the title teaching pastor means they do not have to interact with the peasant pew sitters. And I pray this broadcast will help you do just that. If a pastor is not willing to serve the congregation through hospital visits and preaching funerals, then they are not tending to their flocks. Nor do they ever get any deeper. Did I miss that anywhere in this thread? Using the same idea to answer another enigma, why did Mark Dever himself give up the entire 9Marks system in order to protect C.J. Wow, thats a ridiculous number of roles hes taking on. Isa. Why a building, and a pastor if they are going to refuse to do any of the real work of the church? Many in the radical reformation rejected that idea as unbiblical. Different people; different needs. @ Tree: And thats okay too. Is it common for Calvinist pastors to preach almost word for word Piper / MacArthurs sermons on the same exact texts? Its kind of what was talked of in wanting a place to be well run. Anyway, I love that, and I love Ed's voice! I dont understand the appeal in attending something like that. Its probably part of his Radical mantra live and give until you are no longer sane and totally burn out. Thanks for asking . He also will continue to spend 35% of his weekends traveling domestically and internationally carrying out IMB responsibilities and preaching in Southern Baptist churches, in addition to his extensive travel during the week. I guess being on the fence is another word for being in the wilderness. At MBC we have a large pastoral staff who make hospital visits, perform weddings and funerals, etc. God. Our friends are grounded, thoughtful and medically qualified; and not remotely given to sensationalism or exaggeration. I saw this with the vicar of an Anglican church I used to go to. So I went and prayed, then listened to his latest sermon and once again I was reminded possibly by the Holy Spirit how anointed this man is. Third thought is what is wrong with Trustees in the SBC that they cannot act? David is a gifted speaker and inspiring leader. Paul, on the other hand, addresses pastoring in practicing detail, in some of the epistles. Standing up on a stage, being the only voice heard in a comfortably organised setting where everyone is explicitly there to hear you speak, is among the most seductively intoxicating pleasures anywhere in this life. It is an honor to have your presence and your concerned comments here at The Wartburg Watch. I dont understand why they want to borrow celebrities. I heard that allegedly most of the folks in his mega prefer Heath Lambert to preach. He never chided believers to get out there, knock on doors, join me on mission, serve your community, hand out water bottles at marathons, plant a community garden. Yes, sometimes. 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