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Author Topic: You are not a Pastor anymore ..cannot use that Title...  (Read 3362 times)
Ghost
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« on: November 07, 2018, 09:47:45 pm »

Mark Darling no longer a pastor..why continue to Deceive the masses....Why be called Pastor Mark Darling on various venues......me myself...maybe a more credible person....Certified Lay Minister..Missionary..............Mark Darling no longer a pastor..why continue to Deceive the masses..why make false claims....not good to put yourself out there as someone which you no longer carry a title or ordination or someone that has no seminary training...so be cautious of making such claims..........Ordination is not about a title, a position of influence or a place of honor, though it might include all of these. It is about Jesus Christ ministering to His church through Holy Spirit gifted leadership (men after His heart – Jer 3:15) and about protecting the flock from false teachers and tyrannical leaders (Acts 20:28-30). Oh that there would be more ordained pastors! I believe there are many men called by God to lead His church who are leading companies and businesses today. It is a good thing to desire the office of an ordained bishop. Perhaps if our churches made a point of teaching those who are able to teach others and to encourage them in the call to be ordained leaders we would not be in the situation we are in today in the United States. Our people are perishing because of a lack of knowledge and the only way for people to learn is to have ordained teachers to teach them.

Romans 10:13-15  13 For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved. 14 How then shall they call on him in whom they have not believed? and how shall they believe in him of whom they have not heard? and how shall they hear without a preacher?  15 And how shall they preach, except they be sent? as it is written, How beautiful are the feet of them that preach the gospel of peace, and bring glad tidings of good things!

Ordination is a good thing.
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« Reply #1 on: November 08, 2018, 09:55:51 pm »

A pastor is only a pastor in a certain church when that particular church recognizes that pastor as their pastor.

So, Mark Darling is no longer a pastor in the GCx churches. That doesn't mean that he couldn't be a pastor in another church.

It's in a sense similar to an employee. They can work for company A and get fired. But if company B hires them, they are then an employee for company B.

I realize that there are Biblical character qualities in I Tim. 3 and Titus 1. But there are many churches who will interpret these qualities differently. For instance: "The husband of one wife"  Does a pastor have to be married? Can a pastor be divorced? How about before he got saved? How about a long time ago?

That is just one example.

Then of course, it depends on who the church chooses to believe.... Mark Darling or his accusers?

So, again that title of Pastor is not a universal thing and there are no laws in place that define that title. It's sort of like the title: "Expert" or "Consultant" or "Author"
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« Reply #2 on: November 08, 2018, 10:26:20 pm »

Maybe he is just a washed up Ex.    maybe he should just try to blend in with rest of the fallen trees......ground debris
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« Reply #3 on: November 09, 2018, 03:04:35 am »

Maybe you the man himself..you know a Decepticon....so should be lambasted off this site and whatever reincarnation you claim time and time again ..so just Putt Putt on your little scooter away from here..leather jackets and spiky hair are repulsive to the educated and informed....by the way the tree has been chopped down..so you are irrelevant..go away..but like a little demon...you keep chiming in..
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« Reply #4 on: November 09, 2018, 10:08:53 am »

@ghost haha , love the Transformers reference.
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