Category Archives: Church Discipline

Rebellious People Resist Pastor's Presentation of Sound Bible Doctrine

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In Name of Misguided Love, Rebellious People Reject Spiritual Discernment In an effort to undermine bible authority, author Calvan Sieczkowski used the HuffPost “Gay Voices” web pages to promote yet another logically-flawed homosexual anti-truth propaganda challenge to sound bible doctrine. Like so many typical statements wherein “gays” and other rebellious people use misguided love as a defense for blatant resistance … Continue reading →

Church Discipline – When Spiritual Leadership Goes Astray

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Church Discipline, Don’t Do It. Church discipline can devastate a church body. When spiritual leadership permits “control” to become the dominating factor, legalistic chaos is certain to follow. Innocent people get hurt. Faith in church leadership wavers. Pride increases. Respect for the church decreases. And there is no honor for Christ. Yet on the other side of that coin, some … Continue reading →

Spiritual Leadership: Thinking Through the Process of Church Discipline

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Church Discipline – Defining True Spiritual Leadership During Difficult Decisions Administrating church discipline may be among the most difficult duties associated with spiritual leadership. Herein are some of my thoughts on matters associated with the when, why and how of church disciplinary matters and concerns. I also take time to address the complex nature of the issue, and why incorrect … Continue reading →

Spiritual Leadership: Does Church Discipline Ignore Christian Principles

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Spiritual Leadership Fails When Applying the Christian Principles of Matthew 18:15-17 Several times in the last few months, I have witnessed a great failure in the way local spiritual leadership applies the Christian principles of church discipline. The men involved are good men, struggling to represent God as best they can. Yet the fault is disturbing, for it promotes an … Continue reading →