This is where the argument begins and you say, “This guy has lost his mind.” This is where you may push back and say, “Stop judging, who do you think you are?” Is the church supposed to live in “unity” with blatant sin and disrespect for Jesus, the King of Kings? Ok, I get unity, but what about aborted babies, men on men having sex, or this transgender movement sweeping the nation? This is usually the time the pastor or church will give a line about 1 Corinthians 1:10 and how we should all live together in unity.
Anything deemed divisive is considered political. They fear that big time.įor now, Fear #1, and #2 are what drive the storyline of the church. The third fear is not as relevant for this moment, but it’s basically any type of scandal that would cause them to lose their credibility. If fewer people are coming to the church, and less money is coming in, that is a BIG problem. Pastors are terrified when giving goes down. The second fear is when the people leave, so does the money. Most will joke about people leaving the church as no big deal, but let me tell ya, it’s a big deal when those weekly numbers go down. Pastors crave numbers, they are addicted to them. The first fear, in this instance, is saying the wrong thing which they deem political and people leaving their church. Now, let me get back to answering my initial question “How come the church or a pastor doesn’t engage in what they deem as political or dividing topics.” They had great marketing and speeches, it was the cool thing to do. However, being a marketing and optics person, I usually voted for the cool guy or girl. I’ve been in those PR meetings about how they should best craft communications around abortion, homosexuality, BLM, and others.īehind closed doors, 90% of high-level pastors are ultra-conservative. So, when I hear a pastor say (as I did this past week), “It’s too political,” I get what they are saying.
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