I have a request. The church that I attend does not have a Ministerial Code of Conduct and as a consequence there has been every kind of abuse known:

sexual
financial
emotional
mental
physical

and the ministers are held above reproach, regardless of their sin.

It is on my heart to write a Policy to protect the flock against the many ‘wolves’ that hide behind dog-collars. I am of the view that there is an unbalanced ethos within our churches towards the leadership and the laity are being exploited and abused. Don’t get me wrong government is important in our churches but the unaccountable dictatorship are way outside of what Christ came to establish.

So what I am asking is support in framing this Policy and I will donate the copyrights of the Policy to this site, so that others can address some of the imbalances within our church. I already have a basic framework but any help would be appreciated.

E-mail address supplied

Paul instructed his (2) young pastors’, in the following: “to lay no hands on noone suddenley”, “he is to be no novice”, and he is to be “blameless” which we know to be not “sinless”, but beyond reproach. If were honest we nolonger want the true “pastors and teachers after God’s own heart”, but “pastors and teachers, after mans’ own heart w/itchy ear messages”, I’m reminded of 1st Sam when the people said, “we want a King of our own flesh and blood” and even being warned of theses kings’ nature, they said, “nay we still want a king of our own flesh and blood.” Referring back to Paul’s instruction to Timothy, “lay hands on noone suddenley” because if you do, you will be just as accountable, as the person you laid hands on. Undoubtedly it is simply time for we, the people of God, to do as David did, “search ME O’God, try MY heart, and see if there be any wicked way in ME and lead ME in the way everlasting.” Perhaps it takes situations and incidents like this, to begin us to do so. We can either take these situations and use it as positives, meaning learn from it, or keep it in the negative and go on and on about, and in the end theres no change but continuous rancor and anger, and where those (2) words remain theres usually no change, but justification and excuse to stay where we are. Loving you all.

This generation of hirelings are going to be replaced by a generation of wolves

Jehovah never lies and His Word is sure

BE WHOLE WHOLSOME and HOLY

I’d like to thank bro., Paul N for his balanced understanding of what it was I trying to say, and thats not say noone else understood, but as I said in my earlier post sometimes anger, can get the better of our “godly” perspective. For what this young man did, I did call a “crime” and we who are believers’ are to obey the “laws of the land” and regardless if the young lady was willing or not. The point I was trying to make was, if we looked at it from a godly perspective, then we would know that this young lady shared responsibility and accountability as well, the word of God says, “be angry, but sin not”, we sin when our judgment is not clear. The exposure of sexual immorality and all types of other sins infesting the body of Christ are definetely coming to the forefront. It is definetely time as the apostle said, “examine yourselves daily to see where you be in the faith” what these (2) people have done and countless others has been exposed, what is it we have done that has yet to be exposed? I know comments like that are not popular, being we want to concentrate moreso on the issue at hand, and not think about that which we need to get straigtened out, and that the Lord God has been bringing to our attention for closure, what “strongholds” are we constantly entertaining? Some would say, “I’m not sticking to the subject and hand”, some would even say, “who do I think that, I am”, I would say I’m a brother in Christ who loves the Lord, and my fellow yoke fellows, w/all my heart, but desires for us to realize it is the Lord who is exposing us to such magnitude, as He did w/ancient Israel, so He does w/us, unlike us the Lord is not partial and bias in His actions for He is “SOVEREIGN.” All that I have said is summed up in (1) verse of scripture, “If my people who are called by my name, would humble themselves (PLURAL) seek my face and pray, and turn from their (PLURAL) wicked ways. I would hear from heaven and heal there land.” Loving you all.

Wilson is a bit player. But look at the weakness of leadership to even deal with that. Instead of using scripture to protect the spiritual integrity of the church,its used to protect “name, image and assets”.

Id like to see Derrick Hutchins explain this one.

This is why this church will continue to be ravaged by the wickedness of sexual sins. Those in power have no authority (or will) to effect change and those who are not direct partakers are silent and complicit for all the wrong reasons.

Its as clear as the sun in the sky on a hot July day.

This case unfortunately highlights the complete inefficacy of COGIC leadership. The only thing they seem to have enabled themselves to do is take the property of local churches to ensure the treasury has enough money to pay for sexual abuse claims.

The emperor is completely naked now. Sad and tragic that he continues to parade around like a peacock in a zoo claiming to be the greatest.