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Originally Posted by Testing123
Sorry, Terry - I didn't mean to imply that this is what you proposed. Rather, this is what comes to mind for me when I hear these "gifted speakers" defend their right to remain "gifted speakers" at the expense of everyone else in the congregation. It seems like something of a conflict of interest.
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Testing123, no problem. From my perspective "gifted speakers" have no need to defend their right to remain gifted speakers. I consider a brother I am acquainted where I meet on Saturday nights. By circumstance I am unfamilar with, several elders from the Church in Seattle suggested he meet elsewhere. This was back in the late eighties; a good 5-6 years before I moved to the northwest. My thought was how could the Church in Seattle let such a gifted teacher get away? Whether with the Church in Seattle or another congregation, this brother would be teaching the Word.
Back to the message that was spoken, what I got out of it was gifts we have should be encouraged, developed and not discouraged. Gifts should not be treated as a rivalry, but as a way to enhance the churchlife.
Terry