Six Traits of a Church Disrupter

Six Traits of a Church Disrupter -
Now being in my 33rd year of ministry, I've heard about and even seen this scenario played-out in various churches. Ask the majority of pastors and they have had to deal with disrupters. A mentor of mine, Dr. Ron Long, told me that church splits almost always start within the leadership; and mainly with pastoral staff and deacons. He works with pastors and churches across the country and around the world, so he should know. The biggest messes and most disruptive scenarios are usually initiated by people who have been in a church so long that they have come to believe it's "their" church, or novice staff members who think they know more than the senior pastor. Regardless of where the disruption starts, the Pastor better have the courage to take care of the problem as soon as it surfaces and before it destroys the body. As Barney Fife used to say, "Nip it in the bud."

If you haven't experienced a "Church Disrupter" it's only a matter of time. Tom Rainer "nails it" with this blog post and I encourage everyone to read it carefully. These people believe they are God's "watchmen on the wall," but they are really pawns that Satan uses to destroy the work of God. Time always reveals the disrupters, but usually not until after the damage has already been done.

http://thomrainer.com/2017/08/six-traits-church-disrupter/