There are indeed many dangers for last-day ministers. Whether you are an apostle, prophet, evangelist, pastor or teacher, there are temptations and pitfalls at every turn. There are fiery darts coming your way. It can be difficult to know whom to trust. But that doesn’t mean you need to get stupid.



So if you are a minister, or if you aspire to be one, please decide now not to do the 10 stupid things Lee mentioned. And for good measure, please decide now not to do the 10 more stupid things I’ve outlined below that, unfortunately, have also become common in our movement during the past decade.


1. Abuse the sheep.

Always remember that church staff—and church volunteers—are serving God, not you. Spiritual abuse is a dirty little secret in the charismatic church that is seldom exposed because it would topple small and large man-made empires alike.
If you aren’t willing to be the servant of all—if you think the sheep are there to serve you—please hang up your ministry aspirations before you hurt someone. We don’t need more spiritual abusers in the pulpit.



2. Water down the gospel.

If you aren’t going to preach the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth—so help you God!—please don’t preach. Although there are many effective preaching styles, if you aren’t bold enough to preach the whole gospel—even the parts people don’t want to hear—then pray for boldness until you are.




3. Refuse to release people into ministry.

God’s people don’t belong to you. You aren’t the one who called them, Jesus did. You aren’t the one who anointed them, the Holy Spirit did. If you feel threatened at the notion of your worship leader moving on—or your members attending a conference at another local church—your insecurities are perverting your leadership. Equip people for the work of the ministry and then let them fulfill their calling no matter where God leads them without cursing them on their way out the door.




4. Focus on gimmicks and programs rather than people.

Seeker-friendly churches bring in bubble machines to attract the kids and A-to-Z programs to attract the adults. When the focus is on glitz, glare, glamour and gimmicks rather than meeting the true needs of people in the community, church can quickly become more like a Christian Club Med (or even a circus) than an expression of the kingdom of God. And that’s just dumb.




http://churchplants.com/articles/3397-10-things-pastors-should-never-do.html




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Happy Sunday

Dotwillis1:
5. FORNICATES WITH THE SHEEP

I don't need to explain in details

You're right, i add it to be number 1 on the list..

My list

1. Use tithe and offering money to buy jet and be gallivanting upandown while his flocks are hungry.

2. Use tithe and offering money to build University and charge Hugh fees when they themselves went to free missionary schools.

3. Use tithe and offering money to gbaladun in Canada with a stripper.

4. Preaching to the flock that their paradise is in heaven while they live their own paradise here on earth.

5. Turn church into a family business with only family members heading top post.

6. Making only people from a tribe alone the pastors

7. Deceiving the flock that prayer cure diseases. Gullible flock, seek medical care before u pray. Don't deceive ursef.

8. Doing fake arrangee miracles and healing. Mr pastor, go to the hospital and heal the patients there, then we will believe you.

9. Taxing congregation upandown every day. Sunday offering, family offering, project offering, etx

10. Mummy G. O. Go and siddon one place. Even the Bible did not recognize ur position. Jesus had no wife

11. Frolicking with polithiefcians

12. Wearing blink blink and living ostentatious lifestyle while ur congregation suffer in penury


13. Selling of annoited oil and other prayer items. The church isn't a market.


14. Pastors should stop deceiving people. Shikena. I rest my case. Quote me without insult. Cos i'm in the mood to reply any morrafucker

SO FAR AS THEY ARE MAKING THERE MONEY, WHO CARES

THEY ARE ONLY IN FOR THE MONEY

ONCE THEY CAN TWIST THE HEAD OF THE FOLLOWERS WITH A FEW LIES

ok in practice

You have a point. But where are the Scriptures?

-Concentrate only on tithing and offerings.
-Live opulent and luxury lifestyle driving limo and flying private jets when the apostles preach living in oneness and sharing wealth from the rich among the poor.
-Should not even be lusting after things of the world according to role models in the Bible
-Forkanizing. Hehe Apostle Suleman can explain better

Happy Sunday Nigeria

using offering money to send ladies to Dubai

hmmmmm

Pastors must not make tithe a do or die affair.

forcing people to pay money

water down the gospel, so true. our pastors should be careful of what they preach. I find it funny when churches now invite comedians to entertain people all in d name of getting members?. End time is here upon us brothers n sisters

so you are the coach for pastors? Just asking tho so you are the coach for pastors? Just asking tho

Not sleep with their female church members and not get involved in sex scandals.

Good points.

Must emulate the JESUS...he is worshipping.

.........Right from being born in a MANGER to cathering for his disciples and followers.
And not rushing to buy expensive suits, houses, private jets....etc..
Abusing members.....
Advertising MMM in their churches......

So it has really gotten to a point that the presumed SINNERS now advise"HOLY" NIGERIAN PASTORS......
we are really finished.
They allowed the corruption of NIGERIA to bedevil their churches.....

pastors shouldn't be too materialistic,you see pastors driving the latest cars and be saying God has blessed them, whilst it's the offerings of the members who are trekking

Nice write up, those that are the minister of the gospel will never do any of them but those that bears the name pastor as a nick name will never mind but funny enough they are more name bearers(pastors) then the ministers of God.

Pastors must not build schools which the least member of the church can't afford

What about money
Cos the bible says don't be lovers of money
But with Nigeria pastor it's diff story

Nigeria politicians and Nigeria pastors

happy sunday

saintfizzo:
so you are the coach for pastors? Just asking tho so you are the coach for pastors? Just asking tho

Coach
Nairalanders mouth sha

Pastors are the biggest fraudsters on earth.... They give you false hope and insist on collecting a portion of your income...




Quote me wrongly and watch God of chicken-pox strike you instantly

Turning church to a market place.

Ok

No real pastor do these things. Fake Pastors do them.

Dotwillis1:
5. FORNICATES WITH THE SHEEP

I don't need to explain in details

U mean the ewes?

Church..