This has been going on for years, churches removing their denomination from their name. So many Baptists churches have done that, but they are not the only denomination to do so. When I am out on the road and get questions from folks, a very common comment is, “I hate organized religion.” The church in America has got to start building bridges of love and trust with people, that is called THE GREAT COMMISSION! A name change is not going to fix the problems of the church! Bridges of love and trust will! The love of JESUS! Too many Pastors and congregants are showing an unbelieving world what it wants to see from Christians! BAD BEHAVIOR! LOVE LIKE JESUS! HOLD PEOPLE ACCOUNTABLE IN LOVE! THE LOVE OF JESUS! PLUS! BEHAVE YOURSELF!
Pastors and congregants must be careful what politicians they support. I hear it so many times from people who do not attend church, that they are turned of by Christians who support hateful politicians. I SAY AMEN TO THAT!!!
THE CHRISTIAN POST REPORTS:
In continuation of a cultural shift researchers have previously documented as a growing rejection of organized religion, a new study from Lifeway Research shows Americans are least likely to dismiss churches branded as nondenominational.
The online study of 1,005 Americans conducted Sept. 3-14, 2021, using a national pre-recruited panel, shows that only 33% of U.S. adults assumed that a church is not for them when the term nondenominational is reflected in the name. More Here
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I am beyond disgusted with pastors that preach hate! My goodness, this is very evil. I have been preaching for the last couple of years about building bridges of love and trust with those that do not know JESUS. Jesus came to build bridges to sinners and save them. He built bridges to fishermen, lepers, prostitutes and tax collectors; he built bridges to those who were sick, hurting and hopeless. And, thank God, he built bridges to you and to me.
This pastor from Texas, Jonathan Shelley is not a pastor, he is pictured above, he has been taken over by Satan himself to help tear down the church. So many so called pastors are falling in record numbers. Please hear me when I say this. I have been involved in Christian media since 1986, and I have never seen anything like this, pastors in the news for evil things almost everyday! From sex, child abuse, money and other evil things, like this pastor from Texas. As I scan my news sources everyday, it is like the church has its own ‘rap sheet.’ This whole thing with the Southern Baptist Convention makes me beyond ill!
Southern Baptist Convention Releases Sex Abuse List, Four Biblical Reponses! NBC news did a story on this last night, it shows the world evil from the Church, and we expect people to join the church? Just what Satan wanted! On 6 March 2020, a joint investigation conducted by Propublica and the Houston Chronicle was published which revealed that
the Catholic Church transferred more than 50 credibly accused U.S. Catholic clergy to other countries after sex abuse accusations surfaced against them. The Catholic Church and the Southern Baptist Convention really need to seek the face of JESUS and repent! It is not just these two denominations that are way off the track of JESUS, it is many! Anybody can call themselves a Pastor, a leader, etc… WHERE IS THE FRUIT?????? LOOK FOR THE FRUIT!!!!!! You see, as I have said for years many Christians are showing an unbelieving world just what it wants to see, crazy, evil Christians! Just like this satanic man from Texas. The guy should go to jail for spewing such hate speech!
Stedfast Baptist Church in Hurst, Texas, is being evicted from its building after the church’s pastor, Jonathan Shelley preached that those who practice homosexuality are “worthy of death.”
What are the characteristics of a pastor in the Bible? LOOK FOR THE FRUIT!
9 Most Important Qualities Of A Good Pastor From The Bible
- He must be loving and caring. …
- Meekness. …
- Integrity. …
- Teaches sound doctrine. …
- Good conscience. …
- Inspire members to love Jesus. …
- Don’t exploit. …
- He must be a man of faith.
- Biblical Qualifications of a Pastor