Jerry, I can't remember how long the Pastor who followed Criswell was there, but I know that there has at least been 2 Pastors since and that they are looking for a Pastor today. The system is broken and unBiblical. Derick Jerry wrote: > Derick, > > What you mentioned here was what I consider my biggest hindrance in > the church I recently resigned from. > > The previous pastor retired and he and his family stayed in the church. > > My brother-in-law's dad is a retired UMC pastor. Their requirement > was that he leave the church he retired from for a couple of years > before he could return to that church as a normal member. > > The pastor that followed Criswell, .. didn't he serve for a couple of > years before leaving FBC Dallas? > > Jerry > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Derick Dickens" > <Derick@...> > To: <pastorsforum@...> > Sent: Thursday, January 25, 2007 8:32 PM > Subject: Re: [PastorsForum] Cox Resigns > > >> Same pastor. Poor guy, in my opinion. As well, I have never seen a >> church succeed with the modern Baptist polity where the previous pastor >> stays in the church, especially one who has been there for years like >> Bobby Welch. Criswell stayed in the church and we know what happened to >> his first successor. I think things need to change in our polity. >> >> Derick >> >> Steven G. Rockhill wrote: >>> Was this guy who was tearing down the "altar" in the church that we >>> discussed last week or so? This is where I have a great deal of >>> difficulty with the congregational form of church government and >>> praise God that I am presbyterian. Was it because one member stood up >>> and said "Don't make me choose" that he left? Choose between staying >>> or leaving if the pastor stayed or left? What about any attempts to >>> reconcile the situation? Where is Matthew 18? Obviously there is more >>> to the story than is here but I can't believe he would be forced out >>> that quickly unless of course he was trying to move the congregation >>> too quickly which is a mistake many pastors make. Oh well I am >>> rambling .... >>> >>> Pax, >>> Steve >>> >>> Derick Dickens wrote: >>>> If you have not read it in Baptist Press, here it is. BTW, us >>>> Pastors probably know better than most the stress this brother is >>>> facing. This must be a painful time for he and his wife and he is in >>>> need of all our prayers. >>>> http://www.bpnews.net/bpnews.asp?ID=24835 >>>> >>>> Derick >>>> >>>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> To subscribe, send a message to: pastorsforum-join@... >>>> >>>> To unsubscribe, send a message to: >>>> pastorsforum-unsubscribe@... >>> >> >> > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > >> >> To subscribe, send a message to: pastorsforum-join@... >> >> To unsubscribe, send a message to: >> pastorsforum-unsubscribe@... > > To subscribe, send a message to: pastorsforum-join@... > > To unsubscribe, send a message to: pastorsforum-unsubscribe@... > >