tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4652712613671716288.post6743367072166780478..comments2013-11-06T11:40:29.574-08:00Comments on Hilda Hellums Baker's Blog: RIGHT ANSWER, WRONG QUESTION? Hilda Hellums Bakerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17706571736659391783noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4652712613671716288.post-1733318948313483812013-10-30T13:25:53.880-07:002013-10-30T13:25:53.880-07:00I Love your statement "And when He did [speak...I Love your statement "And when He did [speak to people], it was a one on one, faith required, life changing experience." That is so dead on. It is always a 'faith required' transaction. and your question at the end is spot on. That really does need to be our focus. Beautiful said. Nina Olivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17375350145569250260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4652712613671716288.post-4143192297682869312013-10-23T09:56:32.413-07:002013-10-23T09:56:32.413-07:00The author is quite right in her observations of t...The author is quite right in her observations of the pitfalls of those who are isolated from hands-on ministry by their lofty positions in church hierarchy attempting to establish direction, policy and programs for the church through online polls. Central to any decision-making within the Lord's church is the practice of discernment. The Holy Spirit should be at the heart of guiding the church to do a new thing, not SurveyMonkey.com. While the mainline denominational continues to founder in the new millennium, solutions which some are utilizing include features found in cyberspace rather than employing their knees. This illustrates the serious disconnect of our top spiritual leaders with that which we look to them for - spiritual leadership.<br />As that spiritual disconnect has broadened over the years the mainline church has lapsed into the false belief that man can establish an agenda to build God's kingdom and He will therefore automatically bless the enterprise. Hence, the electronic survey which gives one a limited set of predetermined choices and the answer with the highest score becomes the "right" answer for the new direction of the church. Wrong! Rather than man charting the destiny of the church with the expectation that God will bless the results of the survey we should instead invest in a time of discernment to allow the Spirit to guide us to where God is leading and to show us what he is already blessing. As long as the mainline denominational church continues to inhibit the actions of God with man's limited focus it will never begin to realize the unlimited power and authority already vested in the Bride of Christ.<br />Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01173519050899488785noreply@blogger.com