Scenario #4: He was a rapper with a yacht, his own record label, and monthly child support payments more than most of us make all year. On Father's Day he might joke about it. On their birthdays a card might be sent, in his secretary's handwriting. Guess there's more to being a father than biology.Application #4: The case against split services: There's more to being a pastor than preaching. In fact, when we search the New Testament, there is a greater emphasis placed on a pastor's personal integrity, family life, and one on one interaction than on his public preaching abilities. If a pastor is splitting his services to preach to more people than can fit in the building, how can he conceivably be providing them the personal accountability and hands-on shepherding that characterize New Testament eldership?
Please read this not as a bash on split-service churches, but as an earnest plea for church plants ... and laborers for the harvest.
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