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What is my campaign platform
Lately, as I watch all the campaign mumbo jumbo, my mind wanders off because of the hot air going back and forth. I am interested in the topics of discussion, but it seems like the candidates are more interested in political posturing than solving the problems.
So, my mind wanders to being a pastor and I am so glad that I don’t have to ‘run’ for pastor of PSM. What would it be like it there were term limits to being a pastor here? What if I had to campaign for the position? Unfortunately, some people have to face those types of political challenges in their church systems or denominations.
In the context of a campaign and a platform, what would I stand for and against? Or more interestingly, what would my opponent point out as my weakness and my failures?
As your next pastor I would:
- increase baptisms!
- increase tithes (not the percent but the # of payers)
- lower backsliding statistics
- increase volunteers
- repair relationships with foreign churches
- stop the war of gossip
- improve the hostess program
- _______________________
🙂
robin
what do you think of this?
The New York Times ran a story on September 26 that provides incredible evidence that there is within the human heart a yearning to be born again. In “For a Fee, a Thai Temple Offers a Head Start on Rebirth,” reporter Seth Mydans tells of a Buddhist temple that “offers, for a small fee, an opportunity to die, rise up again newborn and make a fresh start in life.”
As the paper reports:
Nine big pink coffins dominate the grand hall of the temple, and every day hundreds of people take their turns climbing in for a few moments as monks chant a dirge. Then, at a command, the visitors clamber out again cleansed — they believe — of the past.
It is a renewal for our times, as recent economic hardship brings uncertainty and people try seeking a bailout on life. In growing numbers, they come here from around Thailand to join what has become an assembly line of resurrection.
The photographs are gripping. Individuals line up to enter coffins, assume a burial posture, and lie briefly under a shroud. Then, they arise and, in some cases, even take on new names. These so-called “funerals for the living” are attracting so much attention in Thailand that a movie, “The Coffin,” is now in Thai cinemas.
Pledging Allegience
Mike Yaconelli once said,
“The impotence of today’s church, the weakness of Christ’s followers, and the irrelevance of most parachurch organizations is directly related to the lack of being in the presence of an awesome, holy God, who continually demands allegiance only to Him – not to our organizations, to our church or our theology.”
This past weekend I referenced our loyalty to country in relation to our dependence upon God. I believe many Americans place their patriotism too high in relation to their spiritual walk with Jesus Christ. Be careful when reading my thoughts that you don’t take them out of context. I support and love my nation, but I am very careful not to substitute or equate patriotism with God’s Kingdom. If (or when) America fails/falls as a nation, God is still in control.
Taking Mr Yaconelli’s quote and these I have made, what are your thoughts on it?
moderating,
-robin
Hosting Home
Pastor Ani Simonson from Nigeria will be with us from Sept 30-Oct 8. He has been to our church once a year for the last 3 years. Over the last 12months, we have sent over $12,000 to his church and Bible College.
If you are interested in hosting a powerful man of God in your home, then let me know. Many can testify to the positive strength of his ministry. Hosting entails a room and meals while he is there. You can have him one night or multiple.
-Robin
Robin Steele 