Backsliders in church, what is our role

[parsonsmom]

In my ministry i found few back sliders

They are good in faith
They are good in repentance
They are good in assembly believers group
They are good in many matters

Now they are backsliders, what is our role, how we can teach to them
please share your thoughts

Where there is strong Word Teachings; that teach their people ; the renewing of their mind to the Word; you will find them having the application of the Word; I love my Church; the new converts are mintored; like any baby they are on basic of how to walk in the Word. many infant Christians are thrown out in the bath water. Respectfully; Parsonsmom.

 

[parsley]

not so much a lack of solid teaching but a lack of delegation and hard work. Genuine conversion by nature brings about a strong desire for fruitfulness. Money is rarely the issue for them. Give new converts small tasks to do around the church and in the community, and when they are faithful in the small things move them on to bigger things.

We see frequent posts on discouragement over not fitting into a church. It seems that if people were respected for what they brought to the life of the church, more would feel like they belonged.

Backsliding is sometimes a faith issue, but other times it is just personal conflict or disinterest in that particular fellowship. We need to guard ourselves that we are not driving people to frustration.

We also need to watch out that a few insults or intimidations are not perceived as the voice of the church, because every organization has aggressive individuals who distort the mission and drive people away. Shifting to a different set of contacts can make all the difference.

Who is to say that it is not the most religiously vocal people that are the true backsliders, covering for what they know is out of line with God's will.

 

[Mister_Al]

What better place is there for a "backslider" to be in than a church? You should pray for them, and treat them like you would treat anybody else.

Alan

 

[Rebecca Sue]

What better place is there for a "backslider" to be in than a church? You should pray for them, and treat them like you would treat anybody else.

Alan

So true! We must remain humble and walk in the Love of Christ. If you feel called to address something then by all means address it in love. I went to a church when I young (actually was going to several at the same time) and was called out in a small group for backsliding because I was "church hopping". That answered any questions I had about that church. I hopped out and never went back there. I was active in three churches and they wanted me and my tithes at theirs only, and were very critical of any church besides their own. In my humble opinion they were the ones who were backsliding. Just sayin...

 

[faroukfarouk]

The need for patience is repeated in the New Testament. Basically an environment of prayer and the Scriptures needs to appeal to the person who has failed, as something that is valuable from a consistency point of view.