Peter tried to stop Jesus from fulfilling his mission. Some of the strongest negativity came from his team of leaders Peter had a knack for being negative. Jesus had negative critics - and still does. Don’t pull a muscle while thinking so highly of yourself ( Rom. You aren’t above being questioned or criticized. It’s always good and biblical to humble yourself. Search your own heart before you deal with someone else’s. Deal with your sin before you deal with theirs. Humble Yourselfīefore you handle the pan, put on a glove. Here are three things to consider when dealing with negative church people. Negativity comes in many different packages and people emails and phone calls, early coffee meetings and late night barn-burners - how will you deal with it? I’ve had a man stand in my office, look me in the eyes and say, “I don’t like that you are the pastor of this church.” Thanks for sharing! But they love the bad church coffee, which makes sense, they are in charge of it!
What do you do with this person? They are suspicious of your leadership, the direction of the church, the new ministry endeavor, the new hire, the last sermon series, the mission’s dollars, the elders, the deacons, the membership process, the lack of position papers on alcohol and home-schooling, the quilting ladies, and the amount of bulletins printed. I’m talking about the person who is negative about everything but they show up every Sunday, are in a community group, shoot - they even give 10%. Every pastor, ministry leader, and church-goer knows what a negative church person smells like.
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