tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8384632623933772727.post2717409938201819223..comments2024-03-23T22:54:58.661-04:00Comments on FBC Jax Watchdogs: Replacement for Calvin CarrFBC Jax Watchdoghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10740366031265491559noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8384632623933772727.post-8475765890483381902007-09-07T16:52:00.000-04:002007-09-07T16:52:00.000-04:00To sheesh - I don't view Jim Whitmire as a mistake...To sheesh - I don't view Jim Whitmire as a mistake. But I do wonder how he fits in with the need to reach a newer generation. It struck me as a move by Mac to get some of the heat off his back over Rodney Brooks and Barry Edwards leaving for Atlanta.FBC Jax Watchdoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10740366031265491559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8384632623933772727.post-52255883016103046992007-09-07T14:39:00.000-04:002007-09-07T14:39:00.000-04:00A little harsh you are I think. Our church has ope...A little harsh you are I think. Our church has operated for the past 30+ years where the pastor has made all the decisions and all committees have rubber stamped. So now we have a situation where our church needs to stop operating in this fashion. The pastor likes to talk about, and likes to have Jim Smyrl talk about change...I think someone in power at the church who has the pastor's ear needs to let the pastor know that he TOO needs to be open to change: that committees will begin serving their purpose and will not be just giving him cart blanche on whatever he or Team Brunson wants.<BR/><BR/>Church attendance seems to be increasing, so if people are leaving I don't see it!FBC Jax Watchdoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10740366031265491559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8384632623933772727.post-49588393569958610482007-09-07T13:46:00.000-04:002007-09-07T13:46:00.000-04:00This pastor will do whatever he wants, whenever he...This pastor will do whatever he wants, whenever he wants. There is no one either willing, or able, to stand up to him. Period. Get used to it. I don't blame him. I blame the spineless leaders of the committees who act like teen-age girls when their favorite celebrity comes by. They swoon and line up for autographs. <BR/><BR/>People need to write to the chair of the personnel committee and the chair of the deacons and the chair of the finance committee and call them out. <BR/><BR/>So far the only people willing to call out this pastor and his blindly loyal yes men have been a few bloggers. Apparently they were intimidated into silence or have left the church.<BR/><BR/>Our new slogan: "First Jax - If you don't like it, leave!"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8384632623933772727.post-2511063951470539842007-09-07T13:28:00.000-04:002007-09-07T13:28:00.000-04:00Watchdog - speaking of getting in some "new" blood...Watchdog - speaking of getting in some "new" blood. How does the leadership explain hiring Jim Whitmire? They keep talking about being on the cutting edge of ministry, and that we should embrace change, and that we should not look to the past. Then they bring in good old Jim Whitmire. <BR/><BR/>Did the personnel committee set up a search committee to replace Rodney Brooks. Or was this another of Mac's huge mistakes? I'm sure Whitmire will really be innovative and help attract the younger generation!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com