{"id":1838,"date":"2021-02-23T05:00:51","date_gmt":"2021-02-23T10:00:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.namb.net\/church-replanting\/?post_type=resource&p=1838"},"modified":"2021-02-19T15:06:34","modified_gmt":"2021-02-19T20:06:34","slug":"characteristics-of-an-effective-replanter-willingness-to-confront","status":"publish","type":"resource","link":"https:\/\/www.namb.net\/church-replanting\/resource\/characteristics-of-an-effective-replanter-willingness-to-confront\/","title":{"rendered":"Characteristics of an Effective Replanter: Willingness to Confront"},"content":{"rendered":"

2 Timothy 4:2<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Preach the word; be ready in season and out of season; rebuke, correct and encourage with great patience and teaching.<\/em><\/p>\n

Our research has determined that replant pastors must possess a willingness to face conflict and a willingness to confront sin.<\/p>\n

The effective replant pastor with a willingness to confront has the ability to willingly (not eagerly) navigate conflict with directness, love, humility, patience and wisdom, driven by a love for the church and her members.<\/p>\n

When we envision ourselves in the pastorate, we likely see ourselves boldly proclaiming God\u2019s Word before God\u2019s people. We imagine God moving, people responding, the church growing and our communities being loved and served in Jesus\u2019 name.<\/p>\n

This is a good and worthy vision \u2014 and it\u2019s one which the adversary will do everything in his power to block. Churches in decline and near death are often controlled and stymied by longtime church members who may be used by the enemy to subvert the development of spiritual health and vitality within the congregation. Most who behave this way believe they are protecting the church. From what? Their justifications can be as numerous as the grains of sand at the beach and as mysterious as the origin of the waves. But one thing is common: Their behaviors and actions often are unbiblical, un-Christlike and a danger to the church.<\/p>\n

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I\u2019m going to be really honest: Your preaching, as great as it is, probably won\u2019t transform them.<\/p>\n

Paul, writing to the young pastor Timothy, encourages him to preach, but highlights additional necessary actions required of him as he leads the church which Paul has sent him to shepherd: \u201cPreach the word; be ready in season and out of season; rebuke, correct and encourage with great patience and teaching.\u201d (2 Tim. 4:2)<\/p>\n

You\u2019ve probably focused on the first two exhortations and diminished the importance of the others.<\/p>\n