How ‘If Your Pastor Didn’t Talk About XYZ This Week, It’s Time to Find A New Church’ Gets It Wrong

This week, following the assassination of Charlie Kirk, posts popped up online stating “If your pastor didn’t talk about XYZ this week, it’s time to find a new church.” The message was clear: if your pastor didn’t say what you wanted them to say last Sunday, it might be time to look for another church.But what if that’s not the role of a pastor?“Your pastor is not your puppet,” said Ken Claytor, pastor of Alive Church in Orlando. “You are not to control what your pastor says or does. The H