It is sometimes easy to deliver an unhappy man from his present distress, but it is difficult to set him free from his past affliction . . .
Don’t play the Korah card
I have been in a couple of situations where concerns were brought to a pastor who then likened the one who brought the concern to Korah attacking Moses. While I understand the temptation for a leader to deal with a complaint in this way, that temptation must be resisted. Not only is it inappropriate, it does nothing to fix the situation (unless of course the leader’s goal is to eliminate any other opinion than his own).
Conformity versus unity in the church
I have observed that in some cases when a pastor or church leader speaks about unity that what they mean is conformity. There is a big difference. Unity is motivated from the inside out, conformity is enforced from the outside.
The counter-cultural church
Whether or not we have the support of the current Pharaoh, Prime Minister or President, the church is called to be countercultural.
