Ed Stetzer, director of Lifeway Research, recently discussed problems common to all churches, including the PCG.
After reading recent PCG discussions regarding ministerial burnout (here, here, and here), I found Stetzer's insights to be right-on-point.
Here is one snippet:
We've created a system that glorifies the clergy and marginalized the laity. We got the outcome we created programs for. We've become "clergified."And another:
If I preach about gay marriage, everybody cheers. If I preach about sin you can hear the amens ring. But those aren't the real problems. I tell people that the biggest sin in our church is you sitting there doing nothing and still calling yourself a follower of Jesus.Read the rest of the article here.
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