tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19733180.post4825508699510486664..comments2024-03-24T07:56:33.811-05:00Comments on Allan R. Bevere: It's Methodist Moving Time: Some Do's and Don'ts for Pastors and ChurchesAllan R. Beverehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07903011101108437513noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19733180.post-76612811546388415522015-06-03T15:01:06.713-05:002015-06-03T15:01:06.713-05:00Very appropriate comments, Allan, true to my exper...Very appropriate comments, Allan, true to my experience (what others have said about my predecessors) and to the approach that I've always tried to take to those who came before me. The suggestions work in my military setting - as I move from assignment to assignment - as much as they do in a parish setting.<br /><br />I will say, though, that throughout my parish ministry years, I never once had a moving company. The church sent pickups and produce trucks to move the family. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19733180.post-28820354890835447722015-06-03T09:03:07.215-05:002015-06-03T09:03:07.215-05:00good thoughts! thanks. I just have one personal o...good thoughts! thanks. I just have one personal opinion when it comes to the pastor being the church's leader... I believe they are NOT. They are the leaders of the leadership of the church. They are not members of that local body, they did not grow up there, and are not vested when ariving, and often don't stay long enough to really get vested.<br />I see a real issue being that churches, like Israel of old, clamering for A LEADER when it already has groups of them (boards, committies, etc.) of their own folks, they elect, have spent time with (hopefully) to lead them. When a pastor, who is the leader transitions, that creates at least 4-6 months of leaderless church... it will take at least that long for folks to get to know or even begin to trust this new person. I believe that the pastor leads the leadership and the leadership (Ad Board, SPR, ect) lead the church, so that when there is a transition, this is NO laps of leadership and when the new pastor comes in, they are met, hopefully with great encouragement of seeing maturing disciples understanding the how to lead and make disciples and then they can actually take the first year or so and get to know the people and not be looked at as a savior type (if the church was struggling) or the person with all the answers.<br />The church (and some pastors) have gotten distracted at best and lazy at worst because we have too many pastors leading churches instead of leading leaders.<br />Jesus NEVER lead the church... but he did lead its leaders...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com