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Why Do Pastors Blow it?

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First of all let me say I am male, I struggle with sexual desires like any other red blooded male. I am not coming from a “holy than I” point of view. I know who I am, I look at myself in the mirror every day and I know my weaknesses.

I was going through my RSS Reader today and two posts came to my attention. First was a confession from Gary Lamb of the Revolution church in the USA and the second a follow up post by Mark Edwards a friend in my home city of Perth, Australia.

Basically Gary stuffed up with his female assistant and I would like to take this time to write down some thoughts that hopefully will help someone including me.

I will NOT focus on countability, do not meet women alone etc. As we all ’should’ know about these….

Question One) Why Do Male Pastors need Female Assistants?

We used to call assistants disciples, Jesus had no assistants but rather men who learnt and did his ‘organising’ jobs (food, travel etc) and the time spending time with him, 11 of the disciples became world shakers.

Surely there would be many men in big churches who could still get paid (to provide for family etc) but could assist and be discipled. I know myself I would love to do this and im sure I would learn a lot.

Questions Two) Why Do We Worship the Man instead of the God behind them?

We all love our Pop Star Christians but Jesus did not come down to serve as a man to provide a cult following with groupies, tattoo’s and to flog off over priced products.

Everyone was shocked and angry with Mike Guglielmucci’s fall from grace, but the fact is when he failed, people thought that Christianity had failed them. Their salvation was not in Jesus but rather Mike.

I also hate when Pastors rock up late to service because they like to make an impact when entering the building and then they leave straight after preaching.

Question Three) Why do we Leave our Wounded Behind?

Various Armies around the world are famous for “Never Leaving a Man Behind” and I think this is where us as Christians are really screwed up.

I myself like said before am  no perfect man and have failed and when I failed I was amazed at how I was left behind. If I was in the army or another country corp, I would have men dodging bullets of the enemy to help me to safety.

So why does this not happen in our Christian army?

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6 comments so far

Montana
 1 

I’m going to comment on the 1st bit only:

In orthodox religion, pastors don’t have female assistants, so your answer would be “no” :)

June 10th, 2009 at 5:30 am
Jermayn
 2 

Thank your for your comment Montana…

To me having a female assistant and not meeting her in public just seems silly. I know my wife would not want me to meet alone with a female assistant and vis-a-versa and Pastors teach not to meet women alone so why is it ok for them?

I know my Pastor has a female assistant but when ever they meet its at a public coffee shop or at his house with his wife.

June 10th, 2009 at 11:27 am
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June 29th, 2009 at 11:01 am
Nikki
 4 

Pastors are human and they are not perfect. But yet because they are pastors, everyone expects them to be perfect, and are surprised when the are not.

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July 1st, 2009 at 4:23 am
Jermayn
 5 

Pastors not perfect and only human?? :shock: :o
Now only if people realised this and understand that yes they may be holy men of God etc but your so right, they still are human and sinners first.

You look at many of the men and women of God in the bible and not many of them remained faithful the WHOLE time. You have David, Paul, Peter etc. They all sinned etc at times. This does not give us a free ticket to sin but it should be used that we are human and in God we are FREE from sin, not free from the consequences but free from sin and death in hell through Jesus.

Thanks for your comments Nikki.

July 1st, 2009 at 12:34 pm
Lady Luck
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Too many times I think the main reason a pastor does not have the strength to endure temptation is 1. they are human 2. they let their marriages suffer 3. a couple that pray together stay together 4. the church is put before their family.

Now many people will debate what I have said above but the truth is that the only thing that can stop a person from truely seeking God and following Gods will is their own WILL.

Many people will say oh but they were tempted or the devil is testing me and I fell. Yes we all fall short but its by choice that we fall short. But thankfully it is by grace that we are saved and God can take an unfortunate circumstance and cleanse us as white as snow – thats what leads me to the third point of why do we leave our wounded behind is that so many times in our christian walk we are so quick to judge others and forget just how much we were a mess and a stuff up before BY GRACE we were saved. we need to not point the finger down at our brothers and sisters but give them a hand up.

September 9th, 2009 at 5:34 pm

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