In show of unity, 4 Texas pastors swap congregations

[@countrymusictheology]

Unless they are united in truth, there is no way they can also be united with God. I’d rather stand alone with God through His word than be united with every human being on the planet and disregard the truth.

[@joshd3502]

I lived in a town where the Roman Catholic church, Methodist church, Lutheran church, and UCC church all had a joint Good Friday service. A cross would be carried between the churches and there would be a short service at each of the churches. It was a very nice service.

[@captaincatho]

That’s really neat!

[@WilliamBrightman-dn8de]

The Episcopal and Roman Catholic Catholic Cathedrals in Orlando did Palm Sunday between the 2 Cathedrals for years. They also built jointly a Residence for Seniors called the Cathedral Cloisters.​@captaincatho

[@teohproject]

That is very cool

[@mountainaire7382]

I am a Christian who is Protestant. I've attended Baptist, Presbyterian, and non-denomination churches over the course of my life. There are some theological differences and probably more importantly, differences in worship styles and history, between these denominations. What I love is when churches work together to make sure the needs of the community are being served. This happens when churches support each other, come together, talk, and decide not to replicate the same ministry, but support others that are working and develop those that don't yet exist. Good for these guys though!

[@DanielMamora]

This is what I love! Most prominent Protestant denominations usually agree line-on-line on salvation doctrine, but may differ on non-salvation issues, but won’t let that divide them from working together. If salvation doctrine changes, then that becomes an issue. But doctrines that have nothing to do with how you get saved shouldn’t be divisive and we should learn from each other so that we can be more like Christ

[@rh10033]

I think it would have been more interesting if one of the pastors was Anglican or Lutheran. They have a more liturgical style of worship. I'm sure a Roman Catholic priest or Orthodox couldn't agree to a swap.

[@dlr6025]

When every person who has ever existed, stands before their Creator, where there is no error, unlike in this world, the intolerance for those who believe that tolerance is acceptable to Him, as opposed to Repentance and Faith in His Son, The Lord Jesus Christ, and His shed blood as the only Remedy for, and the only Deliverance from sin, will become terrifyingly clear. Do not fail to come to grips with this reality. HE is not willing that ANY would perish, but that ALL would Come To Him in repentance and faith because of his loving kindness and mercy he has revealed to us.

[@kengy1991]

Love seeing this!

[@briankaneshiro5537]

Thank you CBS for sharing this video about unity. Definitely what we need to hear more of. More good news are needed.🎉

[@etiger675]

God Bless You Guys

[@Boxing31]

This could only be an experiment because doctrine does create a line and eventually that line will divide. Neat story, but doctrine does matter.

[@superxbert]

As long as they can unite on the core issues.

[@Brucev7]

'deliver a message about tolerance and acceptance' Sounds like SJW

[@kraqur]

This is just beautiful....

[@karl4hand42]

4 West Texas pastors. Probably not that much different. No difference in race gender or sexual orientation. Not a stretch here

[@arthurmartinson4370]

YES! Thank you for beating me to it. I see they gleefully neglected to include a Catholic or Orthodox priest, or even a Unitarian-Universalist.

[@paytonkane2501]

Exactly! And Midland County, Texas is one of the most republican counties in the state. They voted 79.6% for Trump. I was out there prior to the election and believe me, there was little to no political divide in that community.

[@jkim321]

I still welcome it. It might be good for some congregation members to truly know what they know and also learn about other denominations. Maybe the 4 can team up together in serving their shared community (homeless, elder care, single parents, etc).

[@bjjohnson3943]

Maybe not much differences, but everything starts somewhere. Who knows where this could lead for the churches in that community and beyond.

[@nothx512]

That call that "A watered down GOSPEL".....

[@Brucev7]

'deliver a message about tolerance and acceptance' Sounds like SJW

[@scottellis7024]

“For I decided to know nothing among you except Jesus Christ and him crucified.” Sounds like Paul might have told you to kick rocks… or worse. He wasn’t above saying much worse when the occasion called for it. (Insert Galatians 5:12 vibes here.)

[@peterjermey7235]

Jesus taught that the primary commands are to love God and love your neighbor as yourself. If you can't tolerate someone of the same race, gender, age and religion as yourself then how can you claim to be following the gospel? This is why most American Christians are not really Christian- they are taught partisan politics in place of Jesus teaching because they don't want to love their neighbors

[@grannynaumann7165]

We are to go into the world to preach or the world can come to us. Jesus did not preach denominations, only the Word. Haven't you ever gone to a friend's church?

[@scottellis7024]

@@peterjermey7235 as I American, I approve this message.

[@jonathanfranco8547]

Yes, amen! Jesus would never haved wanted to see His children divided.

[@jackhermes9086]

Agreed. Why we all need to unite under the authority of the Church like he instructed, and like it was for 1600 years until Luther came along

[@ConciseCatholicism]

If you really want to make it interresting.... invite a smart priest......

[@Will-wp2cp]

Haha I like it.

[@israelarnold3119]

I think the CBS host misunderstood this. "Tolerance and acceptance"

[@lindaking4044]

How wonderful!

[@phihz513]

It’s not about differences in church culture, like whether or not to allow musical instruments, or such like, it’s about faith in Christ.

[@erichall465]

Racial unity is most important. This is what's lacking, especially in the American church.

[@lanchparty]

Unity is what is most important. It can be between and within communities.

[@BedStuyDOD62]

Beautiful

[@wa2k99]

That is fantastic

[@Aggie98bqn]

👍🏼👍🏼 my paraphrase of JC - my tribe is mercy and love 🙏🏼🙏🏼

[@gregsells8549]

Having learned from a friend who attended First Presbyterian, that church disaffiliated from the PCUSA a couple of years ago. Most of Midland's Methodist churches have disaffiliated from the UMC and moved to the GMC, along with two-thirds of the Northwest Texas Conference which extends from the Panhandle to Abilene to Midland (neighboring Odessa is in the New Mexico Conference), and NWTX will be merging with the Central and North Texas Conferences to become the Horizon Texas Conference of the UMC.

[@joysoderquist4665]

All extremely conservative so thet is how they feel comfortable in preaching in each other's church. Kind of ironical they meet at a Mexican restaurant

[@GorgeousNews]

Look at all these tax cheats

[@Yt_comments1]

I'm confused did they call y'all and say hey we're going to swap churches can y'all come do an interview with us and put us on the news for no reason? Why is this in the news?

[@grannynaumann7165]

It's unusual. It is news, good or bad.

[@formerlyfromthefuton8171]

The mainstream media loves to see churches lowering their standards even more than they already have.

[@nkelmorgan40]

Preaching Jesus Christ, and Him crucified, for the forgiveness of our sins, IS the common denominator

[@MichelleMocke]

Love this. This is exactly what the Christian community needs!

[@Mack-bc4qo]

It appears these men are united in the truth of the Bible. That is a good thing. You can have differences on non essentials but if you get the gospel wrong you’re in trouble. The gospel as found in scripture is that Christ in God incarnate who died for our sins and rose again on the third day for our righteousness. Those who preach “another’ Gospel are damned per Galatians chapter one. There is no other way to eternal life than Christ.

[@Brucev7]

deliver a message about tolerance and acceptance' Sounds like SJW

[@christopherbritt11]

Amen . I was thinking the same . As long as the essential doctrine principles of the Gospel are established , this should be good.

[@sharober1]

Christ's church is the believers, not a building or denomination.

[@Supergirllrubylove]

We all love the same awesome God .

[@Mack-bc4qo]

The Bible says we don’t.

[@smorris281]

You can put a Protestant in a Catholic Church, and vis versa, there wouldn’t be much of a difference. You’d be able to follow along. I don’t know why so much rivalry among Christians.

[@Brucev7]

@@smorris281 Incorrect. Most RC's are Not Born Again, practice Idol Worship.

[@danielavila5081]

Allah has left the chat..

[@formerlyfromthefuton8171]

If they're willing to do that, why not just drop the denominational distinctions altogether?

[@adamgilbert8383]

What’s the purpose of this?

[@shanerhouse1986]

Lead the way⭐️

[@markharris142]

This is great, I like to see irenic Christian leaders modeling the love of Jesus Christ with their congregations.

[@spauldaddio]

That's a good first step

[@battlejitney2197]

Four middle-aged white Protestant pastors in Texas got past their “differences”. So what. That’s not stretching or challenging congregants. Call me when they switch pulpits with pastors of local black, Hispanic, Asian, or Slavic churches.

[@louisianarainwater]

After 40 years in church I'm not religious anymore but this is so beautiful 💚💚💚

[@wa2k99]

Can always come back

[@jwbjpb1338]

@@wa2k99why? Religion is silly

[@jt19933]

I hope that you have a relationship with Christ.

[@davidsimonson6939]

Love This

[@Brucev7]

'deliver a message about tolerance and acceptance' What about the Bible? The Gospel? Repentance? Righteous Living, a Changed Life?

[@ValerieKayeRoberts]

Exactly. The concept is ok...I guess but if it changes the Headship and Word of God and what God me in me as His personal commandment it's a resounding NO.

[@billmartin3561]

These seem to be pastors who all believe the same basics. So unity and tolerance was an appropriate topic for this discussion experiment

[@sw9868]

@billmartin... Right. They seem to have missed that point. 🙄

[@reneedardar9381]

I believe that the death, burial and resurrection of Jesus Christ our Lord and Savior is the act of the Gospel of Christ unto salvation. I believe that we should follow this same approach to being obedient to the command whereas Jesus taught His disciples to go teach and baptize in the name of the Father, Son and the Holy Spirit. Not all religions of faith believe that water baptism is essential to salvation. This life is filled with beautiful godly people; however, the scripture says that there is a way that seems right to a man, but the end thereof is the way of death. God is not willing that any should perish but that all will come to repentance. God wants to have a personal relationship with us all...❤

[@sw9868]

Scripture does NOT teach that baptism is essential to salvation. It is an outward symbol of an inward work of Christ in us. Baptism does not save anyone.

[@Jas-fi4mu]

The Christian Wife Swap. 🙄 That’s like saying to show my best friend, he’s my best friend let’s swap wives. Ridiculous.

[@geraldbest]

A correct, biblical interpretation of this act of blasphemy.

[@Supergirllrubylove]

God is sooo Good ! ❤

[@tomogden2432]

If your god is soooo good, why all the needless suffering and death in the world? Why are innocents punished for other people's sins?

[@Brucev7]

All the Time

[@oztheberean]

“An experiment…?” 🤦🏻‍♂️

[@MeridethSpriggs]

A church I was in staff at did that annually. Not only was it the Pastor but it was the choir. It was a congregations with 3 services of over 300 attendees per service. My favorite was when we had the black Baptist church swap. Our poor Nazarene non-dancing, even the the contemporary service attendees initially sat there stunned as people sang and ran up and down the isles. One of my favorite traditions! I love these Pastors are doing this.

[@MoscoDea]

Our God indeed is a covenant keeping God. Has he said a thing and not perform it? I watch how things unfold in my life, from penury to $280,500 every month and I can only praise him and trust him more. Hallelujah🙌🏻❤️🇺🇸

[@MoscoDea]

Thanks to my co-worker (Alex) who suggested MILDRED EVELYN ROONEY..

[@MoscoDea]

She's a licensed broker here in the states 🇺🇸 and finance advisor

[@MoscoDea]

After I raised up to 625k trading with her I bought a new House and a car here in the states 🇺🇸🇺🇸 also paid for my 10yrs old son's brain surgery (Oscar). Glory to God.shalom.🙌🏾

[@MoscoDea]

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[@MoscoDea]

+ 1 2

[@rachelh1289]

❤❤❤

[@jordywallace]

My family status changed within a year since our encounter with Ms Mildred Evelyn Rooney

[@curtisdaniel9294]

A phrase I learned early in my teaching career was, "Eating helps the Meeting." Good for these pastors. It is a Start. Now they need to bring a Catholic Priest, a Buddhist monk, a rabbi, et alia!💙

[@pvtbuddie]

A Catholic Priest and a Messianic Rabbi would be able to join them in faith and fellowship.

[@phihz513]

Bravo! It’s about time!

[@BigStash]

THANK GOD there is only one JESUS.

[@jacobortega3424]

Don’t say “tolerance and acceptance” that is 1000% not what was happening.

[@billmartin3561]

Very judgmental of you…

[@jacobortega3424]

@ Lolol I don’t think discerning is judgmental

[@caseclosed9342]

I wish more Americans were religious

[@lamccoy2561]

❤

[@Supergirllrubylove]

Look at God ❤❤❤❤

[@Brucev7]

and The Bible

[@tedhatfield9967]

the enemy knows that if he can dilute the ACTUAL message of Jesus, he can keep people from truly being saved. don't forget, that all of the troubles of this world started with the enemy getting Eve to ask the question "did God really say...."

[@Trisha-sk5kc]

Looks like the old boy club to me...didn't see any diversity ..especially Texas with a large Hispanic population...sorry not impressed...just another show and tell piece...

[@Kitty8791]

They ate Mexican food, does that count? 🤣

[@cindyrobinson3882]

Its just in the beginning stages. It brings "unity", unlike negative comments. Everything starts at a beginning & grows from there. Even the pastors said, they weren't sure about it, but they took a step of "faith".

[@bobbiemichaelsNyc86]

Sounds like becoming New Age 🤔

[@Brucev7]

deliver a message about tolerance and acceptance' Sounds like SJW

[@koalalou68]

Were there no BIPOC pastors in West Texas that could've been a part of this??

[@Rosie-wj1le]

Great progress. Now bring in some pastors of color.

[@LR-uk4dh]

People can come together and talk and have fun and eat Mexican food. However, the focus of the conversation needs to be on Jesus Christ, repentance of sin, belief in Jesus as God and His bloodshed needed for the forgiveness of sin, and the resurrection of Jesus from the dead this is where true unity lies.

[@davidwiser3883]

Tolerance maybe but only to a certain extent. We should never accept false or undoctrinal teachings contrary to what the Bible and only to what the Bible teaches.

[@hnc52]

Since it was also the first night of Hanukkah, including a rabbi would have been appropriate; unless there is not a synagogue in Midland, Texas.

[@cindyrobinson3882]

Good grief!! 🤦‍♀️ Exactly what the pastors were talking about.....division, even in comments.

[@manuellaopao8036]

great Christian leaders...

[@tomlehr861]

Wifes too

[@jonkrispeterson6678]

In the 1960s, and again in the 1990’s, my father preached at the Baptist church, and the Presbyterian church, EVERY SUNDAY. Two different towns, one in South Dakota, and one in Idaho. Neither church could afford a full time pastor, (in the 60’s, that was $5000 a year, total). He had to get special “permission” from the Presbyterian national leadership both times. I would say over the years, it isn’t the message of Christ, or the Bible that has changed. It is the religion of progressiveness. Leadership in some denominations (including one I attended), that felt that “the Bible didn’t really mean that part”. Or, that was translated wrong.

[@TedHall-k7v]

I can sincerely identify with your comments. The message of Christ and the Bible have not changed. Mankind's desire, ultimately, boils down to a mixture of self versus God. When it gets out of balance the tendency lean toward self. The old story from the beginning repeats itself no matter how we relabel it: good versus evil; obedience vs disobedience. To love God, to love neighbor, and my enemies. For me, it seems we must resolve to agree to,disagree among differences, yet maintain that love God demonstrated through His Son's sacrificial love on the cross for our salvation. This has helped me in 56 years of marriage to my relationship with my wife. The road to maturing love is always sacrificial on both parts. But never give disagreement evil/sin to divide us - through thick and thin, and imperfect hardship. We fall short, but grace is never discarded. Satan never grows tired in his attempt to dividing and separating love. Love that holds fast defeats his every move against our fleshly desires. May God bless.

[@pamelawebb9701]

Good start clergy; there is something missing

[@smorris281]

Isn’t Jesus also king of the Jews?

[@Brucev7]

Repentance? Bible? Christ? Righteous Living, a Changed Life?

[@Will-wp2cp]

0:26 - That's the best Tex Mex in Midland - Gerardo's. 1:09 - 65%? Not hardly. I am on the roads every Sunday in that county while I drive to work (at a church), and the difference in traffic between Sunday morning and Monday morning is (almost) as stark as anywhere else in the south. I like this idea in general. However (and I don't know that our Golf Course Road Church of Christ teaches this anymore), the Church of Christ's official position is that baptism in a Church of Christ (and therefore membership in a Church of Christ) is required for salvation, which is substantively different than what the other denominations represented in this video believe. So that is the only problem there - not the same gospel. Church of Christ teaches a heteros gospel, not an allos gospel. Again, I think this particular Church of Christ has (possibly?) walked away from that, and if so, that would be a great reason to leave the Church of Christ network/affiliation. And responding (some) to the comment on BIPOC Pastors not being involved: I have put in calls and emails to every black Pastor in the area that I could find (I am white/caucasian) in an effort to have coffee or lunch once or twice a month, something like that, in order to pray together and discuss how to best minister across cultural boundaries related to melanin level, and received absolutely no response. As in, zero.

[@123JWJWJW]

Is this a replay of a segment from the 80s? Sorry, maybe this was applicable a couple of decades ago.

[@philnaegely]

No it's a segment from a currently divided america

[@LunamyChibaby]

✝️🛐☮️💟

[@howardjuliewiley5629]

Where are the women?

[@nathanpenrod12]

Sitting in the pews being taught by the men like God commands.

[@NonWorldlyAl3X]

1 Timothy 2:12

[@ValerieKayeRoberts]

Nope. Teach the same unedited doctrine the Holy Spirit inspired years ago. That's unity. Not confusion and different doctrines. It's misleading and once again tells God...Lord you don't know what to do so we will tell you. I will not have God tell me on judgement day that this is what I told you to do and you did what others told you to do. Also a false leader can curse the entire congregation and invite demons because of the agreement. Nope

[@mariep4018]

The more donations, the better, more tax cuts, for all of you isn’t that true?

[@TheMauf]

Hmmm 🙂

[@teriscott685]

That is cool

[@jamesh2578]

"My imaginary sky wizard is better than your imaginary sky wizard!"

[@karenwood2928]

All men though 🤔

[@NonWorldlyAl3X]

Yt What Does the bible say? Johnny robertson he'll explain all this division which these guys cause

[@mikehouser9721]

Total stupidity

[@claireconover]

3 men swapping pulpits in, essentially, the same religion… doesn’t impress me. let me know when they let a rabbi preach, or an atheist…

[@soulscanner66]

Heck, I'd settle for a Lutheran Pastor ... or a woman.

[@Brucev7]

@@soulscanner66 Women are not to be Pastors. 1 Tim. 2:12-13 Lutheran is works, transubstantiation.

[@arthurmartinson4370]

Wow, 4 white, heterosexual, low-church evangelicals swapping white, heterosexual, low-church evangelical congregations. Give me a break.

[@tomogden2432]

I'd just like to point out the fact that you're making assumptions about their sexual orientation.

[@smorris281]

What does low-church mean?

[@arthurmartinson4370]

@@smorris281 Non-liturgical, chaotic, charismatic, spontaneous.....

[@JaySmith-rw5kj]

Maybe chaotic for someone who’s only attended liturgical services. Folks who have gone to low-churches their whole lives know what to expect - which is the opposite of chaotic. And, btw, most low churches seldom change the order of service. There’s actually more variety in high churches with the different mass types, rites, sacraments included, etc.

[@tiffanyjames7150]

God made straight, white, male people too….he also loves ALL of us. Especially you.

[@JohnnyAngel8]

What a bunch of hooey.

[@byronumphress3805]

KJV bible, John 14:26, 14:6, 3:3-5 , repent Revelation 2:17, I received a white stone, it just mysteriously appeared in my KJV bible, Proverbs 9:10, wisdom Matthew 10:28, hell Shalom

[@byronumphress3805]

Enoch and Ezekiel both had visions of God , Ezekiel spoke of God being from the waist down as fire 🔥 the burning bush and Moses, I had a voice in my head that said, I Am As A Man As You From The Waist Up,

[@EvangelismforGod]

Probably a MAGA flag somewhere in there midst.

[@Brucev7]

deliver a message about tolerance and acceptance' Sounds like SJW Prde Flg?

[@cindyrobinson3882]

Divisive comments. Just what the pastors were talking about. Leave the politics out.....its about Our Lord and Savior.

[@yvonneplant9434]

"Christians"...😴🙄

[@Chuck-js8dy]

God bless tru m p

[@marialongoria8774]

tru m p, the cause of division.

[@daleschneider7090]

Trump thinks he's G O D 😂

[@NonWorldlyAl3X]

​@marialongoria8774 no these guys are 😂 and Trump is not (Christian) a follower of christ

[@rickmoses5081]

This is GREAT, HOWEVER, let’s add A BLACK PASTOR & his CONGREGATION to this! LETS TALK ABOUT IT!

[@tomogden2432]

This is nothing but proof that they're all in the same cult. Why is this news?

[@Aggie98bqn]

👍🏼👍🏼 my paraphrase of JC - my tribe is mercy and love 🙏🏼🙏🏼

[@nicolegreen124]

❤❤❤❤