Hi Steve Thanks for the input. I think this is good as well. I'm having lunch with this pastor on Fri. Interesting thing is he is my supervising pastor, my boss in a sense, with the big church down town. I'm in a small church that has grown from 4 to about 40 in the last year. Blessings Mike > [Original Message] > From: Steven G. Rockhill <revrock@...> > To: <pastorsforum@...> > Date: 7/25/2007 1:24:48 PM > Subject: Re: [PastorsForum] new question > > Mike, > Tough spot. I think something you could do a few things: > First, talk with the young men who have approached you and ask them if > they have discussed their concerns with the pastor. If they have not > you could offer your self as a mediator to help reconcile. You could > notify your friend (without mentioning any names)and then offer that > there are some in his church who have talked with you and offer your > services as a friend and brother to try and reconcile the situation. If > folks just up and decide they don't like the pastor or the church - even > if they come to your church they may do the same to you in a few years. > > Peace, > Steve > > > Mike wrote: > > Good morning Gentlemen, > > > > I have a question for you this morning. > > > > I have a good friend who pastors a church > > just a few miles from where our church is > > located. I have had some young men talk > > with me in the last few days about their > > dissatisfaction in his church. They are > > interested in moving to our church. > > > > Would you discuss this with your friend? > > Would you just sit back and enjoy the growth, > > movement of members from his church to yours? > > > > I don't want to upset the friendship, but I want to > > do the right thing. > > > > Mike T > > > > > > To subscribe, send a message to: pastorsforum-join@... > > > > To unsubs > > cribe, send a message to: pastorsforum-unsubscribe@... > > > > > > > > > > -- > ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ++ > Pastor Steven G. Rockhill > Lisbon Reformed Presbyterian Church > PO Box 88 > Lisbon, NY 13658 > 315-393-9041 > revrock@... > http://lisbonrpc.port5.com > ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ + > > To subscribe, send a message to: pastorsforum-join@... > > To unsubscribe, send a message to: pastorsforum-unsubscribe@...