http://grace-ed.org/blog/archives/968 Christian Education, Leadership, and Misc. Wed, 23 Nov 2011 14:16:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://grace-ed.org/blog/archives/968/comment-page-1#comment-10602 Alan Williams Mon, 28 Jul 2008 17:03:02 +0000 http://grace-ed.org/blog/?p=968#comment-10602 It shouldn't be difficult to oversee the congregation one is called to serve without having to clear everything. There are theological issues that a pastor may discern such as 'heavy on the Law" curriculum or programs that don't fit the theology of the denomination. In Lutheran circles, congregational constitutions and the call itself place that burden on the pastor. To go farther and feel that he or she has to filter everything would be a bottle neck. Somehow there needs to be a balance between overseeing in the New Testament sense and avoiding micromanaging. It shouldn’t be difficult to oversee the congregation one is called to serve without having to clear everything. There are theological issues that a pastor may discern such as ‘heavy on the Law” curriculum or programs that don’t fit the theology of the denomination. In Lutheran circles, congregational constitutions and the call itself place that burden on the pastor. To go farther and feel that he or she has to filter everything would be a bottle neck. Somehow there needs to be a balance between overseeing in the New Testament sense and avoiding micromanaging.

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