Clergy/Laity

Good Evening!

Until the early portion of the Third Century, what was then the exponentially growing New Testament church (the Ekklisa), were interconnected and embraced the responsibility for their sphere of influence.

Because the Roman Empire acknowledged that they couldn't stop or control these people (an estimated 53% of the known population) the emperor Constantine voiced the old saying "if you can't beat them, join them" He made Christianity the state religion but with this declaration he made very substantial changes. One of those was establishing a new way for the Ekklisa to assemble. No longer could they meet from house-to-house but he built Cathedrals and developed row seating then having one person up front informing all the people what he wanted them to know and then sent them home. (Sound familiar?)

This then developed into a "Learned, Ordained and Special" group called the clergy. On the surface, it all sounded right and pious but soon all the people (the Ekklisa) no longer took responsibility for those around them (in their sphere of influence) but left it to the "Clergy". Soon the clergy became a very valued and well paid position which only further separated the Christian population from the lost and hurting world all around them.

Today if we are ever going to change our nation, we must abandon the Clergy being the ones doing the work of ministry and everyone else (the Laity) at best being a good support group.

It is our (your) responsibility to effect the pre-believers in our sphere of influence. We will all stand before God one day and give an account for the talents and abilities He has given us plus the souls we connected with in our sphere of influence.

Just because you pay the pastor and his/her team doesn't mean we can abdicate our responsibilities. Clergy/Laity thinking and actions must be eliminated if we truly want to take back our Nation.

Every believer is a minister and every believer is to engage each day to further the Kingdom by being a disciple maker, transforming his/her sphere of influence.

Blessings, George