Go to different churches and listen to the pastors preach ----that the back up ----
Anyone can be a minister today ----they are giving out Ministry licenses on line for goodness sake -----you don't have to have the Holy Spirit to become a Minister ----
God is to call you to His Ministry -----not yourself ----and without the indwelling of the Holy Spirit ---no man can
Based on recent studies and public discourse, there is significant concern that a large number of modern Christian pastors and ministers do not hold a biblical view, which many equate to not being "born again" or spiritually transformed.
Key Findings and Statistics
Lack of Biblical view: A study found that only 37% of Christian pastors have a biblical view, with many holding a "hybrid" Bible view that blends secular ideas with scripture.
Low Percentage in Key Roles: Studies indicate that only 13% of teaching pastors and 12% of youth pastors hold a firm biblical view.
Compromised Theology: Many pastors are criticized for watering down the gospel, avoiding topics like repentance and sin, and prioritizing messages about personal happiness over biblical doctrine.
Reasons Cited for the Crisis
Syncretism: Many church leaders are accused of blending, or "syncretizing," secular views with Christian doctrines regarding issues like marriage, gender, and the sanctity of life.
Lack of Spiritual Transformation: Some leaders are described as focusing on outward duty rather than inward spiritual rebirth, leading to a lack of genuine transformation.
Cultural Pressure: There is a stated shift in churches towards becoming more "relevant and relational" in response to cultural changes, which comes at the expense of traditional theological foundations.
Some observers and specific ministry leaders have expressed the harsh opinion that many modern pastors
are "more connected to the world than to God" or even "satanic" in their focus on status and wealth.
Answers in Genesis web sight
What is the dominant religion of pastors filling pulpits of “Christian” churches across the US? A new study from the Cultural Research Center at Arizona Christian University found that a staggering 62% of pastors don’t have a biblical worldview. Instead, they have a worldview of syncretism—in other words, a little bit of this and a little bit of that, mixed together with Christianity.
Rather than building their thinking on God’s Word, the majority of pastors are basing their beliefs on “personal preferences.”
If pastors don’t possess a biblical worldview, they cannot pass it along, and individuals and families suffer from the lack of biblical shepherding and teaching.
If we don’t take God’s Word as the ultimate and final authority, from its very first verse, compromise and syncretism are direct consequences. Truth becomes a “pick and choose” buffet instead of a commitment to God’s Word.
Pastors need to repent of compromise and get back to first believing and then teaching God’s Word accurately, instead of adding the world’s opinions into Scripture.
Here's Why Most Pastors Aren't Biblical
A recent study found that only 37% of pastors have a Biblical worldview. When surveying about 1,000 pastors across the country, researchers found that nearly two thirds of them veer off from what the Bible says in one way or another.
