Quote from Forum Archives on June 7, 2002, 1:13 pm

Posted by: tgr99odell <tgr99odell@...>

I would not "go after them". A good read may be the book called Clergy Killers. I just finished a workshop on clergy ethics that had dealt with that syndrome and how it affects clergy. As a fellow servant in Christ I would tell you not to go after them. If they want healing let them make the first move of reconciliation in that situation. I doubt that they will based on my experience in the ministry.

Bro. George
Arkansas
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> From: "Tom Brooks" <[email protected]>
> Date: 2002/06/07 Fri AM 10:44:16 CDT
> To: <[email protected]>
> Subject: Re: [PastorMail] Going after them
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> Hello in answer to your question should you go after them.
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> I have found after 25 years of being a Pastor that when God moves someone
> out of your body of people, leave them alone. What God moves out is a
> blessing and if you go after them and bring them back, almost all of the
> time it will bring trouble to you, because God was moving them out of the
> way. This is from my experince in being a Pastor.
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> Pastor Tom Brooks
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> From: [email protected]
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> Date: Friday, June 07, 2002 08:55:24 AM
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> To: PastorMail
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> Subject: [PastorMail] Going after them
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> Brethren,
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> I ask this question not to usher a debate but to get some insights from the
> more experienced.
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> Should the pastor go after that member (sheep) who has gotten mad and
> resigned just as he would a sheep who has become slothful and careless?
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> I'm just wondering if ever person who has made a profession of faith and
> worked in church and been difficult to work with should be gone after when
> it may be God saying this person has held back the church long enough, he is
> gone now get on to the task.
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> I know he needs ministering too. If he has gone to another church but not
> yet joined should the pastor of that church seek to minister.
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> Perhaps answering me direct would be preferred rather than taking a chance
> on opening up a debate. I'm not interested in debating just your insights.
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> My email addy is [email protected]
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> If God brings you to it -
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> He will bring you through it.
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> Preacher Jones
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