To: TheDingoAteMyBaby
Most people want a pastor who can help them with life. They want the pastor to be able to relate to them and being in a romantic relationship is a big part of most people's life.
3 posted on
03/20/2011 7:07:29 PM PDT by
thackney
(life is fragile, handle with prayer (biblein90days.org))
To: thackney
Most people want a pastor who can help them with life. They want the pastor to be able to relate to them. My mother's pastor is single, and I believe my mother would agree with you.
To: thackney
People who are single into their 30s and 40s also want someone who can relate to them, too.
To: thackney
Most people want a pastor who can help them with life. They want the pastor to be able to relate to them and being in a romantic relationship is a big part of most people's life.
Bingo.
And that is not in any way a minor detail, nor is it something that can be fully understood without experiencing life as a couple.
Some congregations have other preferences for similar reasons. A church focused on outreach to a large population of addicts may specifically search for someone who was an addict, or grew up in a home with substance abusing parents.
There is a place in the body of Christ for every one, but not every place may be best filled by just any willing applicant. The elders who make a call for a congregation are tasked with finding a proper fit. They may make mistakes, but these sorts of requirements for different congregations are necessary.
17 posted on
03/20/2011 7:30:59 PM PDT by
MrEdd
(Heck? Geewhiz Cripes, thats the place where people who don't believe in Gosh think they aint going.)
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