Losing your new pastor?
At the very first church meeting I attended as a Christian, we were told that the minister was leaving. Shock, confusion and insecurity are not uncommon emotions. Some churches I know will never approach a serving pastor in seeking to call a minister, as they regard it as unethical and unbiblical. It is such issues that David Campbell addresses. He is more than able to do so, having had the experience of being called from Darlington, UK, to Pennsylvania in the USA.
Geoff Gobbett
HANDLE THAT NEW CALL WITH CARE
Accepting or declining a call to a new congregation
By David Campbell
Day One. 100 pages. £5.00
ISBN 978-1-84625-153-5
This is a very helpful book for pastors, elders and members of local churches to buy and reflect upon. Is there a more painful experience in church life than for a church to be told that their pastor has been approached by another church indicating that they are contemplating issuing a call to him to undertake the ministry of that fellowship? Is this always wrong? Should such an approach always be declined?
