Posted on 10/11/2014 9:11:03 PM PDT by servo1969
lol... I think we all know a Houston area "pastor" who fits that description
I think we can all come up with a good one.
I would always stop on the late-night channel to listen to his wife. She did the “teaching” type of sermons with lots of Hebrew and Greek language meanings thrown in.
And she made the point of saying that she did not want donations from the TV audience. That the TV show was paid for by the church members as their gift to get the message out.
Definitely an odd story with him and his wife - but I sure learned a lot from her.
People in sales know about this. Their saying is “never dress better than your customer, and never wear your best suit to go begging.” Be glad that these so-called pastors are relative pikers and easily spotted. Many know the game well enough to be inconspicuous about it.
It's probably just me but being a porn surfing EPA bureaucrat sounds like an easier gig
We used Dr. Scott for entertainment value. My family still talks about the time, probably 25 years ago, that Dr. Scott sat onscreen without talking for hours, until the donations got to a specific level. LOL!!
My Priest came over and I was surprised that He had holes in in his pants. Not big, just a tear. Great guy, I really love him, and he takes care of my family
Church boards are often composed of sock puppets. It is the pastors fault.
You do have a point. The pastor has a pride issue, imo. Making his looks more important than the fiscal well being of his church.
LOL!
Silly, but since it’s from your father, you get a pass.
My favorite TV preacher was a late 40’s, early 50’s white lady, who preached like she was black. She had the Call and Response, and everything.
If you closed your eyes, she was black.
I don't think there is a problem with a pastor and his family being provided with a livable salary. However, there is a problem when a "servant of the Lord" is living a christian version of a rock star income. It does not reflect well on the Master's message. There is indeed a problem. Just because the church is able to do so, does not mean they should do it.
Jesus preached to multitudes, He healed the sick and disabled. With that kind of "star power", He could have made nice tidy sum. However, He did not.
If a person went into the "ministry", they should also accept that it is not a get-rich scheme. Just because they can does not mean they should. They do reflect the Master.
We may argue, "Well, people cannot live like Jesus." True, that is why I think a livable income is just fine so they don't have to worry about taking care of their family. However, they need to remember that they are in the business of helping save lost souls and things not of worldliness.
If you worship mammon that is.
What reason do we have to don fancy attire and celebrate? We still have infant Auschwitz's in every major city?
I'm sure the Creator will be impressed with your shiny threads though.
His widow Mellisa Scott has taken over preaching duties and shows up on late night TV or satellite. She scribbles on a white board and walks around as she talks. If you try to follow what she is saying you end up playing with your lips and mumbling to yourself.
Come up with a good one? Why sure.
About twenty years ago I was regularly attending a Lutheran (ELCA) church until that one Sunday when.....
(Here’s where Paul Harvey would say “The rest of the story.”)
The pastor took as his text for the Sunday sermon not a passage from scripture but rather a chapter from the book “Jonathon Livingston Seagull.”
I was waiting for him on he church steps after the service, but he never showed. And he stopped returning my phone calls.
And of course, I took my young family elsewhere.
bttt
Amen.
Yep
Former porno gal.
Nice natural bod but no preacher
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/religion/3002157/posts
I find women preachers uninspiring....tks anyhow
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