Comments on: Titles http://www.fusionlife.org/2006/04/05/titles/ Thu, 25 Feb 2010 04:54:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Ben http://www.fusionlife.org/2006/04/05/titles/comment-page-1/#comment-2316 Ben Thu, 06 Apr 2006 15:12:13 +0000 http://fusionlife.org/2006/04/05/titles/#comment-2316 <p>Let me clearify myself a little. I'm not saying a person who doesn't know any better refers to you as Pastor or this is my Pastor. I'm refering to ministers that refer to each other or themselves as Pastor.</p> Let me clearify myself a little. I’m not saying a person who doesn’t know any better refers to you as Pastor or this is my Pastor. I’m refering to ministers that refer to each other or themselves as Pastor.

]]> By: Chris Marsden http://www.fusionlife.org/2006/04/05/titles/comment-page-1/#comment-2315 Chris Marsden Wed, 05 Apr 2006 22:43:17 +0000 http://fusionlife.org/2006/04/05/titles/#comment-2315 <p>I mostly agree with you, although I am not generally bothered by titles before names. I prefer to just be Chris or Mr. Marsden, but I don't mind Pastor Chris or Pastor Marsden anywhere near as much as people calling me pastor. Just pastor. thanks painter. Thanks plumber.</p> <p>I do have to say, that sometimes titles do make life easier though. When I was 19, I worked at Radio Shack and sold expensive electronics to people who know way more than me because I had a name tag and a tie. The same goes for titles some times. Parents listen to me and ask advice about their children because I am the Youth Minister. At 28 with two kids, this is a lot easier, but at 20 and just married, the title lent a lot of authority that I wouldn't have gotten without it.</p> <p>I agree with you in general though, I just think sometimes it is a lot easier being introduced to a new family at the Church as the Youth Minister rather than just hey this is Chris. It's not that I need the title or recognition, it just jumps the conversation forward with just a few extra words.</p> I mostly agree with you, although I am not generally bothered by titles before names. I prefer to just be Chris or Mr. Marsden, but I don’t mind Pastor Chris or Pastor Marsden anywhere near as much as people calling me pastor. Just pastor. thanks painter. Thanks plumber.

I do have to say, that sometimes titles do make life easier though. When I was 19, I worked at Radio Shack and sold expensive electronics to people who know way more than me because I had a name tag and a tie. The same goes for titles some times. Parents listen to me and ask advice about their children because I am the Youth Minister. At 28 with two kids, this is a lot easier, but at 20 and just married, the title lent a lot of authority that I wouldn’t have gotten without it.

I agree with you in general though, I just think sometimes it is a lot easier being introduced to a new family at the Church as the Youth Minister rather than just hey this is Chris. It’s not that I need the title or recognition, it just jumps the conversation forward with just a few extra words.

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