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SPRINGFIELD, Massachusetts, Members of Occupy Wall Street in Springfield, Massachusetts targeted Pastor Scott Lively and his inner-city Christian mission two Fridays ago with a loud, well-organized protest. The Springfield division of the anti-corporate movement accused the pastor of “hate” crimes against homosexuals. Pastor Lively is the author of two books opposing the homosexual agenda:  “ The Pink Swastika : Homosexuality and the Nazi Party ” and “Why and How to Defeat the ‘Gay’ Movement.” The group also denounced the pastor for calling homosexual acts a “behavioral disorder” and equating them with “alcoholism and bulimia” and “sexual sins such as adultery and polygamy.” Occupy Springfield targeted Holy Grounds Coffee House, the pastor’s initiative to provide a spiritual lighthouse to the often dangerous downtown neighborhood, as the location for their march and protest. A video of the encounter shows protestors marching up to the Coffee House chanting “Hey-Hey, Ho-Ho, homopho

90% of the people entering ministry DO NOT RETIRE from ministry, they either quit or have some sort of moral/ethical failure that disqualifies them. AND yet so many of us (church leaders) struggle/wrestle with this (usually inwardly because if we said out loud that we are dying inside we fear that people may perceive us as weak!) Here are ten signs that you are near a burnout and/or meltdown… #1 – You are beginning to despise people and your compassion for them is continually decreasing rather than increasing. #2 – You OFTEN think about doing something other than ministry…and your biggest desire isn’t to honor God and reach people but to simply find relief from the pressure that seems to be building daily inside of you. #3 – You cannot remember the last time you simply had fun with family and friends…and joy is something you talk about but are not experiencing for yourself. #4 – You are disconnected at home…when you get there you do not want to engage with your spouse or your childre