How Pastors Lose Respect

                        
1Timothy  5:17 says Let the elders that rule well be counted worthy of double honour, especially they who labour in the word and doctrine.
Pastoral ministry is an high calling, and the office should be treated with dignity and honor. Bible speaks much about this. God specially wants the church members to give honor and respect their pastors. God forbids disrespecting of the man that labors in the Gospel for you.
God wants church memebers to honor their christian leaders.

What Respecting them does not mean?
Respecting pastor does not mean to cover their sins.
God used Nathan to rebuke King David, because he committed a sin. Nathan had a choice not to tell him what God had told him about the King’s sin. But Nathan chose to obey God rather men. 1Ti 5:20 Them that sin rebuke before all, that others also may fear.
When you cover their sins, you are defiling the office of the Bishop, and the Bishop must be blameless. Someone exerted, “With the worldly crowd we should be blameless, and with the christian crowd, we should have a good report”
Respecting does not mean to place them as your God.
Pastors are not God. They are human being like you and I. Many people have been disappointed because man of God failed them. Dont look up to any man as your final authority, look up to God. Dont trust them as your God, respect and honor them because they preach the Word of God.
Heb 12:2 Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God.

WAYS PASTOR LOSE RESPECT
1. Preaching Heresy
Bible says in 1Ti 5:17, Let the elders that rule well be counted worthy of double honour, especially they who labour in the word and doctrine.
Pastors who are preaching waterdown messages, diluted Gospel should not be respected. God wants us to hold people who are preaching the truth of God’s Word in High Esteem, respect them.

2. Dressing Shabby
Pastors are not well respected today because many do not dress okay. Let me say this to you pastor, whatever you want to do, do it professional. it is your calling, it is your job. Dress professional. Iron your cloth, dress sharp. Do I have any dressing standard for pastor in pulpit? Yes. Look your best. I want to know that your dressing is your addressing. You must protect your office, and command the respect of people by dressing good. Look your best.

3.Seeking Advice or Counsel from your church members
This is the worst thing a pastor can do to lose respect.Dont go to your church members to seek advice on any matter. if you need any help, reach out to someone who is already in the ministry before you or older than you, and let them help you out.

4. Arguement
Dont argue especially on social media, and among people who do not understand the truth.
Mat7:6 Give not that which is holy unto the dogs, neither cast ye your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet, and turn again and rend you.

5.Borrow money from church member.
Dont you ever borrow from a church member. If you have any need, talk to God to meet that need and, you can talk to someone in the ministry who will understand you.

6. Not Keeping Good company
Your friends will either make you or break you. Your members will not respect you, when they see their pastors keeping bad companies. Pro 13:20 He that walketh with wise men shall be wise: but a companion of fools shall be destroyed.

7. Bad Homes
This is very important. You are the leader, your followers are looking up to, and if you can not lead your home, how can you lead the house of God? Your home is your number one ministry, and if your home is not good, you are not going to have a good ministry. Sometimes, people attend a church where their marriages and homes can be salvaged, protected, and helped.
1Ti 3:4-5 One that ruleth well his own house, having his children in subjection with all gravity; (For if a man know not how to rule his own house, how shall he take care of the church of God?)
The lists go on and on.
Pastors, we must be very careful, once we lose respect with our people, sermons will not do them any good.