tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8423865495052831075.post8014119630252180741..comments2014-08-28T20:07:46.462-05:00Comments on The Quiet Place . . .: Another StepDenise :)http://www.blogger.com/profile/07306906507013593208noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8423865495052831075.post-67857900401751271422012-06-06T00:35:04.697-05:002012-06-06T00:35:04.697-05:00Todd, I have a question for you. Have you ever bee...Todd, I have a question for you. Have you ever been involved in a church where the Pastor, Minister of Education, SS Director, etc. taught on James 3:1 prior to seeking out teachers for their church? Personally, I never have experienced such in the entirety of my life. I fear that this is not done due to fear (that fewer would be willing to teach) and peer pressure. I've been in multiple SS classes in different churches taught by people who should not have been placed in that position. In a few of those classes... I was the teacher. Today, there's such a push to have more and more small groups in a church that, ultimately, the number of classes exceeds the number of qualified teachers within the congregation. I can't tell you how many times I've seen and heard church leaders "twist the arms" of congregants to teach while allowing very immature Christians (and some non-Christians) to teach ... all in the name of having more SS classes than last year. This is scary to me. It places these (usually oblivious to the Biblical teaching on this matter) people in a place of stricter judgment. I don't believe it is right for church leaders to employ such a practice. Anyway, have you ever heard a church leader stand before his church and preach on James 3 prior to the "annual SS teacher recruitment season"?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com