On a related but much more serious note..
Having been a United Methodist pastor (in another life/parallel universe), I am familiar with the` misunderstandings related to "who runs the church," "who hires/fires the pastor." The UMC is not a congregational system, polity wise, it is episcopal: pastors are appointed (and unappointed) by the bishop/denomination/system. At least that is the official story..
See Steve's post on
What power does the church
have in the UMC?
..for an interesting story on a UM pastor who was fired...according to some stories, for liking Rob Bell's "Hell" book, but the story is not really about that.Be praying for the church and pastor involved.. He is a friend of friends..
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Hey, thanks for engaging the conversation!