Our readings in this series are from the book, The Church Captive. Here is a brief excerpt from page 33:
“In a day of declining spiritual vitality, leaders can be easily distracted to ‘new things’ and ‘proven techniques’ in their efforts to grow their churches. But such an approach to the work of pastoral ministry forsakes the plain teaching of Scripture, engenders a spirit of competition, spawns a controlling spirit, and offers the sheep junk food rather than solid food, in the hope they will keep coming back for more. What would Gildas say about the state of church leadership in our day? He would say we should pray, and here is the prayer he offered:
“May the almighty God of all consolation and pity preserve the very few good shepherds from all harm, and, conquering the common enemy, make them citizens of the heavenly city of Jerusalem, that is, of the congregation of all the saints: the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, to whom be honour and glory forever and ever, Amen.”
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T. M. Moore.
