Sibling Rivalry in Ministries and Amongst Cultures

Good morning Mama's and Papa's little Bloggers.

I have much to write about sibling Rivlary in MInistries and Amongst culures, needless to say no pastor has written a book on this subject and I wonder why?, whether its got something to do with their own ego.

Firstly, when a person has been ordained for the Ministry and they have siblings who are also Christians its easy to put yourself on a peddle stall and claim your God's favourite in the family and no other person in the family has a ministry like you. Often what happens those who are called to the pulpit sometimes and often hinder siblings in the family from reaching their full potential.

Often you will find they don't offer no help of financial support especially if you have a business.

And I am talking from experience both from the point of view from culture and coming from a sibling of 5 and having someone in the family who claims to be an elder in the church.

I was a very late developer and this was down to lack of discipline, and to "Aaron's bud budding", church leaders failing to see or deliberately ignored my bud.

With regards to culture it is easy to boast if you were born in a large continent to boast about your powerfulness and claim "your the one being called just because you are a certain culture" and belittle someone who has a ministry who is born in an impoverish small country.

Another aspect to be aware of is Education, there are some cultures (and the NHS) that Educate themselves to a certain level and sometimes they often compete and try and stop certain other cultures, Christians from progressing, and they use this to their advantage to manipulate and control people.

Downplaying - their are also Christians that downplay members of their own families ability and capability, and what you need to look out for is the isolation tactics being played out, especially if you are a Senior. For example if you have a business and someone in the family is a elder or church leader be extremely careful if a family member who is a church leader is trying to get you to shut down your business. It could be for the reason they want to manage your finances and want to control you because they know they are a senior and getting on in age themselves.

Collaboration - Most church leaders collaborate and gossip amongst themselves. But what you need to be careful of is church leaders talking to a sibling in your family who is a church leader or elder and using manipulative tactics to try and control another Christian in the family, for example they could be after you flat?.

Lastly, be careful of Christians a sibling who like to use their position and the NHS to report other christian members of the family.