tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8991013919023520025.post7871252932735852625..comments2024-01-29T12:15:35.715-05:00Comments on Practical Worship: A Few More Thoughts About ThatCFHusbandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15834715315798433983noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8991013919023520025.post-64283334034863825992009-06-09T09:33:53.649-04:002009-06-09T09:33:53.649-04:00Rick,
Your reply is one of the most helpful posts ...Rick,<br />Your reply is one of the most helpful posts (for me) I've read since the news broke this weekend.<br /><br />Thanks man!Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14806902464695713517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8991013919023520025.post-85321190013685655252009-06-09T08:53:33.343-04:002009-06-09T08:53:33.343-04:00Underlying all this failure is an attitude that on...Underlying all this failure is an attitude that only compounds other carnal temptations. It's the attitude that "I'm the man", ie. "I'm the pastor/the guy in charge/the hub of the wheel". <br /><br />When a young man especially is suddenly overwhelmed with adoration and success (especially after coming from a situation where he saw himself as a failure), keeping pride and ego in check requires transparency and accountability. <br /><br />My hunch is that neither was practiced, and nothing was questioned.Rick Lawrensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04472532417528025895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8991013919023520025.post-72359536649646924792009-06-09T08:52:57.963-04:002009-06-09T08:52:57.963-04:00thanks for your comments, all. Just remember, my ...thanks for your comments, all. Just remember, my goal is to avoid talking much about this pastor and his failings and look more at me and how God can help me avoid the same.CFHusbandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15834715315798433983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8991013919023520025.post-10621891150302161672009-06-09T08:35:24.477-04:002009-06-09T08:35:24.477-04:00I'm with you on this stuff, man. I don't k...I'm with you on this stuff, man. I don't know how nobody sounded the alarm when there was talk of him having a female assistant who was obviously attractive enough to have an affair with.<br /><br />I agree that men should have male assistants. I don't care that it's considered "woman's work" in church culture. It should be a discipleship position and an entry point into ministry for young leaders.<br /><br />Can we just make this a rule for all churches?Jeff T.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10040157711841505139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8991013919023520025.post-74100009506816363152009-06-09T07:24:55.416-04:002009-06-09T07:24:55.416-04:00im no big shot or anything, but i'm with Andy ...im no big shot or anything, but i'm with Andy on that my wife is my one and only "personal assistant" as was inteded by God in the first place.<br /><br />i am so fortunate to have her, not just for my sake, but for the sake of the ministry that we serve in together.Thomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17619734515360491162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8991013919023520025.post-16759194424322183302009-06-09T07:04:53.865-04:002009-06-09T07:04:53.865-04:00I have known 3, personally, who have gone down in ...I have known 3, personally, who have gone down in the past couple of years and destroyed what God was using them to do. Then you add the countless others I read about or see on the news.<br /><br />My personal assistant is my wife. No she's not on the payroll. <br /><br />I have 188 personal messages in my facebook account because I don't erase any that come from students or the opposite sex. <br /><br />We have to put up the guardrails and keep them there.Andy Lawrensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13906649253434836772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8991013919023520025.post-7468551049604128582009-06-09T01:39:27.612-04:002009-06-09T01:39:27.612-04:00great post Nathan. After your first post to twitte...great post Nathan. After your first post to twitter last night I read this man's entire blog and looked at all the pics he had ever put up on twitter, I think--so much of what he had ever posted is so very questionable for any man who is called of God. I was actually embarrassed by some of what he wrote and some of the pictures that contained alocohol products... Let's just say that I don't think I would ever attend his church..and it made me wonder if his congregation had access to his blogs or twitter account.....<br /><br />Thanks for feeling as if you must remain above reproach---this is what my pastor says ALL Christians must be..above reproach....<br /><br />Tammy<br />Pensacola,FLTammyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06456391599969090123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8991013919023520025.post-21854165514792679422009-06-09T01:37:21.600-04:002009-06-09T01:37:21.600-04:00this is all really true and great to read...for al...this is all really true and great to read...for all Christian men, not just those in ministry!Kristanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04202662181608909314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8991013919023520025.post-16821773145071589232009-06-09T01:19:53.219-04:002009-06-09T01:19:53.219-04:00Well, mostly women are hired into these roles beca...Well, mostly women are hired into these roles because the nature of the work is "secretarial," and not, generally, of interest to men. <br /><br />I've been on the staff of two churches,and in both cases, the pastor had a female assistant - only MUCH older, and not eye candy ;>)<br /><br />Ego seems to be at the center of so many of these situations.<br /><br />We also need to be in prayer for the family of the woman involved. In so many cases, there is spiritual support and adoration for the pastor, but none for the other family that gets left devastated in the aftermath.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06029096700832124174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8991013919023520025.post-90205384951739664972009-06-09T00:28:07.709-04:002009-06-09T00:28:07.709-04:00Great post, Nate.Great post, Nate.David Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00638340870914296603noreply@blogger.com