tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329600504016968888.post459579297546993711..comments2024-03-27T15:47:46.091-05:00Comments on Pastoral Meanderings: How do I tell my Pastor what I do not like about him?Pastor Petershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10653554256101480140noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329600504016968888.post-70815701853271958092013-11-03T08:31:40.708-06:002013-11-03T08:31:40.708-06:00Actually, lay elders are not assistants to the pas...Actually, lay elders are not assistants to the pastor. They are elected congregation leaders who replaced the state church consistories now that the church is not controlled and funded by the state. In reading many congregation's job descriptions for their boards of elders, I don't see "assistant to the pastor" used very much.Timothy C. Schenkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11770741345144496175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329600504016968888.post-71961495508642267562013-10-21T21:58:41.456-05:002013-10-21T21:58:41.456-05:00Anonymous, perhaps your personality is the problem...Anonymous, perhaps your personality is the problem. Just sayin'.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329600504016968888.post-21787070336825941482013-10-21T18:43:40.515-05:002013-10-21T18:43:40.515-05:00If they are about doctrine, those are not critique...If they are about doctrine, those are not critiques about the Pastor; matters of doctrine should go to the elders, circuit visitor, and district president.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329600504016968888.post-30562376578417047792013-10-21T11:36:01.944-05:002013-10-21T11:36:01.944-05:00Anonymous 1:
Our personality traits clash. In my ...Anonymous 1:<br /><br />Our personality traits clash. In my case, doctrine and preaching style are irrelevant.<br /><br />My LCMS pastor remains entrenched in the theology promoted by the church growth movement. I maintain contact with only one of the twelve LCMS elders in my congregation. My critiques about the pastor are shared with that one elder only. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329600504016968888.post-69981650168115923082013-10-21T11:28:56.210-05:002013-10-21T11:28:56.210-05:00Did you read the title? How do I tell my pastor w...Did you read the title? How do I tell my pastor what I do not LIKE about him? The bigger problems are often not legitimate issues to be addresses but simple likes and dislikes that we use to justify our judging of one another.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329600504016968888.post-7183174612267294692013-10-21T08:28:34.191-05:002013-10-21T08:28:34.191-05:00Anonymous 2
If there are legitimate personality t...Anonymous 2<br /><br />If there are legitimate personality traits or behavioral habits that have a negative impact on the congregation can we not address them in love? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329600504016968888.post-48621790286799669442013-10-20T23:49:57.807-05:002013-10-20T23:49:57.807-05:00I would have to say that is pretty cowardly though...I would have to say that is pretty cowardly though. Telling the elders about a problem you have with the pastor is not a Christian way of dealing with that. Elders are not go-betweens. They are assistants to the pastor. If what you have to say is not important enough to say to the pastor himself, then I think it would be best not to say anything at all. Keep it to yourself then. Rev. Paul L. Beiselhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16165560935974759610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329600504016968888.post-6430521336258870112013-10-20T22:27:19.004-05:002013-10-20T22:27:19.004-05:00My LCMS pastor and I do not get along. Our person...My LCMS pastor and I do not get along. Our personalities clash. As a former teacher, I realize that pastors are also teachers: Overworked, underpaid, and always struggling to keep from burning out.<br /><br />Whenever I want to criticize anything about my pastor, I covertly tell one of the elders. i would hate it if he were to know that the critique were to come from me. That is enough.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com