Jared Wilson: Why You Should Criticize Your Pastor

Not many of you should become teachers, my brothers, for you know that we who teach will be judged with greater strictness. – James 3:1

No, your church leaders are not above criticism. Sometimes they deserve it and need it. Here are some reasons you should criticize your pastor(s):

1. They don’t preach the gospel.
As in, they actually don’t preach Christ’s finished work. Not that they don’t emphasize the points you would or they don’t present the gospel the way you prefer or they don’t give an altar call or they miss this angle of the good news or that one or they don’t preach like Carson or Keller or Piper or Chandler — but that they actually don’t preach the gospel. (Titus 1:9; Galatians 2:11-14) Keep reading