A pastor in New York City rebuked the church he is pastoring, telling them, “you’re using me like a drug dealer.”
Pastor Mike Signorelli
Mike Signorelli was an atheist before he met the Lord. Today, he is the lead pastor of V1 church in New York City.
Pastor Mike Signorelli’s Website. Photo of lead pastor, Retrieved May 5, 2023 from: https://mikesignorelli.com/
In a recent Instagram post, the lead pastor shared a moment when he rebuked the church God entrusted to him. Apparently, Mike struggled with his church members’ attendance. He wanted to lead the congregation to God’s design for church.
“Whenever you’re in deliverance ministry, you’ve got to take your church from a hospital to a family,” he explained. “And from a family to an army. If it’s only a hospital, you’re gonna actually make spiritual orphans and they’re gonna use you like a drug dealer.”
Pastor Rebukes The Church
Also, Pastor Mike’s Brooklyn campus grew with a “500 person.” But he couldn’t see them every week. He could only see them every four weeks or every six weeks. So, the pastor rebuked them. He told his whole church, “I’m a spiritual father and you’re using me like a drug dealer.. Because you come here to get your fix. And then you go back to your lifestyle and then every three, four weeks, it comes back. And you’re like ‘let’s go back to V1 church and get another hit. You know, another feel-good.’”
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As the lead pastor, Mike wants to obey God’s Word in making disciples, not just growing a church. He wants to confront people’s selfish desire to simply get a fix and then not genuinely follow Jesus.
He remarked, “I’m like this is not discipleship, because faithfulness is a fruit of the Spirit.”
Instagram user @kelsierochellemoore, who has the same conviction, commented, “A fix! This is so good! In ministry, I’ve noticed lots of people don’t want discipleship because they don’t want accountability.”
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Header Image: Pastor Mike Signorelli’s Website. Photo of lead pastor, Retrieved May 5, 2023 from: https://mikesignorelli.com/