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Monday, November 14, 2005

They Ain't Sayin'

I am sure someone knows ... but "They Ain't Sayin'".

I am sure someone knows what percentage of students enrolled in each of our Wesleyan colleges are Wesleyans. I am sure someone knows that actual number of Wesleyan students that we have at each college. I am sure that someone knows how many students are preparing at each of our colleges for ministry in a Wesleyan church. I am sure that someone knows the total number of pastoral ministry students are in the "pipeline" of our colleges and flame training. I am sure someone knows how many of our churches are struggling for want of a better equipped pastor for their church. I am sure someone knows how many churches we could plant in each district if we had qualified and willing pastors to plant them. I am sure that someone knows how many of our baby boomer pastors are going to be retiring in the next five to ten years. I am sure someone knows how difficult it will be to fill that many positions. I am sure that somone knows how very difficult it is for our district supts. to find quality pastors to fill our existing churches. I am sure someone knows what we as a denominatin are going to do when in just a few years an incredible "shortfall" of pastors hits us. I am sure someone knows what will happen to our denomination as we rapidly replace our Wesleyan pastors with pastors from many different denominations. I am sure that someone knows what that already growing impact will be on the future of our denomination.
BUT ... "They Ain't Sayin'" THEY SIMPLY ... AIN'T SAYIN'

BUT .... I FOR ONE .... REALLY .... REALLY .... WISH ... "THEY" WOULD.