The Church Held Hostage
The Plight of the Small Local Church
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Chapter II The Plight of the Small Local Church There are many small local churches being held hostage. Those which are not currently in this condition are in danger of being held in a hostage position. It may be unpopular to say and an unfortunate situation to be in, but there are many churches being held hostage. How is this accomplished? In the small local church most of the work that’s done, is voluntarily. When people don’t share the vision given to the angel of the church, who is the pastor, by the Lord Jesus Christ, who is the head of the church, it can put the church in a hostage position. Not sharing the vision doesn’t necessarily mean working against the leadership only, but also not working at all. Some people in the church have their own vision for the church, which at times differs drastically from the Pastor’s vision, while others want to take a neutral position.
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We must be reminded that there are forces outside the church warring against us. These forces at times can be and are merciless and treacherous. But we are informed through the word of God that we are more that conquerors in Christ Jesus. It is not just the outside forces which attack the church that present obstacles to the church that we want to emphasize and recognize, but primarily the inside forces that corrode and erode the infrastructure of the small church. It is tragic enough to deal with trouble from outside of the church, but it’s worse when those who should work for the well-being of the church become part of the problem and not part of the solution. It’s not the circumstances of life that people have little or no control over that directly holds the small church hostage, but it’s the circumstances in life that people have a reasonable amount of, or a lot of control of, that holds the small church hostage. Through these writings, awareness, and enlightenment will come to this devastating quagmire that plagues many of our churches. We will no longer continue to be in danger of being The Church Held Hostage.
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Pastor Alfred A. Dingle Sr. has been pastor of the Memorial Baptist Church for over thirteen years. He attended the T.H. Rankins Theological Seminary, Baptist Brotherhood Bible Seminary and Christian Fellowship Association classes. He comes from a long line of preachers and is the father of three children.