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Resum of Steve Van Nattan

* ***** *:* The elders which are among you I exhort, who am

also an elder, and a

witness of the sufferings of Christ, and also a

partaker of the glory that shall be revealed:

2 Feed the flock of God

which is among you, taking the oversight thereof, not by

constraint,

but willingly; not for filthy lucre, but of a ready mind;

BIO AND

HISTORY

THE

VAN NATTAN FAMILY

Dan

Mike

Steve

Mary Ruth

Elizabeth

Wife- Elizabeth- Helps in the ministry as my wife, not as a hired

hand. Elizabeth was

also raised in a missionary family in Africa.

Children- Mary, Mike, Dan, Ruth- Serve in the work of the local

church with us.

Music, Web Journal, computer helps, and zeal for

the narrow way.

Phone: 865-***-**** (800)

338-8863

STEVE'S BIO

Steve Van Nattan-- Born-- February 9, 1943 in Los Angeles,

California

Raised--

In a pastor's home in Oklahoma, Arkansas, and the

California High Desert until 1954.

Born again at age 7 through my

parents witness and Theodore Epp's radio ministry.

Remaining childhood through 1962 in missionary family in Tanzania

and Kenya.

College-- BIOLA University. BA in Religious Education-- 1962-67

BIOLA is now totally

reprobate.

US Army-- 1968-70- Honorably discharged at rank of E-5.

Teacher-- Grand Rapids School of the Bible and Music-- 1970-71.

This school is now Neo-Evangelical.

Missionary-- Sudan Interior Mission-- 1972-74. Ethiopia Youth

camp ministry.

Left field due to Marxist coup. Disclaimer-- SIM is now Neo-Evangelical.

Gospel Furthering Fellowship-- 1974-76. Kenya Bible Institute

director and church

planting. Left field in the hands of Kenyan

Christians.

Pastor-- Yermo Bible Church-- 1976-81 Yermo, CA-- High

Desert. Left in joy.

Interlakes Baptist Church-- 1981-83 Delton, MI-- Left because

the church divided.

I do not fight with Christians, only with

the devil.

The Little Remnant Church (Now Cross and Crown Baptist)-- 1983-1995

References supplied at the end. Left in sorrow that we had to

move to Arizona

to care for Steve's parents. But we did not leave in

shame or fighting etc.

1995-present- I moved to Arizona to care for my parents and

pastor a house church in

our home. During this era, Blesssed

Quietness Journal came into existence as a

Journal on

the

Internet.

OBJECT OF THIS RESUME

Philippians 3:14, "I press toward the mark for

the prize of the high calling of God in

Christ Jesus." I

am now pressing on to the next calling in service to Christ's Church.

DOCTRINAL STATEMENT:I prefer that you also read What I Believe

via the KJV.

1. The Word of God

is 100% without error in the Words and thoughts in the Textus

Receptus

of the Greek, and in the last Bible for this age, The King James Bible 1611.

God's preservation of His

Word today is as absolute and supernatural as the

inspiration of the

original manuscripts.

2. The history of the Word

of God is derived from the Eastern texts of Antioch, Syria,

and

Byzantium and was brought to the English speaking people through the

efforts of

Reformation and Anabaptist martyrs. The Whorish Vaticanus

and Siniati-cuss

texts are mongrel and spurious counterfeits of the

Word.

Any Greek text or Bible derived from the efforts of Westcott and

Hort is trash.

3. I will never knowingly

correct the Word of God or use the study of the Greek to

exalt

scholarship, cause questions in the minds of the Saints, or exalt myself

or my

friends.

4. I teach a moderate

Calvinism. The atonement is NOT limited. God elects some

to

Salvation, but men, within their limitations, also have full choice. In

the New

Testament, election is almost always having to do with Israel,

which has not inherited

the covenant of Jesus Christ to the nation of

Israel. The Gospel is also a "whosoever

will" Gospel. I also use a

Dispensational framework for dividing the eras of God's

work, though I

reject the God-in-a-box application of the discipline.

5. I teach the historical

Anabaptist and Baptist doctrines (avoiding Phariseeism)

with

regard to the Deity of Christ, Virgin Birth, the Vicarious Atonement,

Salvation by

Faith in the Death and Resurrection and Blood of Jesus

Christ without works, Bodily

Resurrection, Perseverance and Eternal

Security of the Saints, and the Coming of

The Lord Jesus Christ for

His Church prior to a literal seven year Tribulation, which

will be

followed by Messiah's Second Coming and His literal 1000 year reign with

His Saints.

I reject the "line of Blood" notion alleging that the Baptist

movement started with John

the Baptist. I teach church history to the

saints, stressing that God always had His

faithful ones OUTSIDE of the

Roman Whore. I have a very skeptical view of the

Reformation. I expose

the Roman Whore, not "reform" it. I have NO interest in the

modern

notions of "Baptist Heritage" which claims that the Baptist movement

started

with John the Baptist, Jesus Christ, or Paul. The word Baptist

is not in Church History

until about 1400 AD. Nor do I tolerate the

"Brider" caste system used by some heretic

Baptists, also known as

"Landmark" Baptists.

6. I believe that Eternal

Life is offered freely to anyone who will repent of his sins,

be converted, believe in the Lord Jesus Christ for his righteousness,

and with his mouth

make confession unto Salvation. Romans 10:9-11; Acts 3:19. I believe that every

believer is a "personal worker" and will eagerly speak about Christ to

the lost and

hand out tracts. True believers will visit the sick, show

compassion and hospitality to

the saints, and they will give of their

resources to see that the Gospel is spread around

the world. All true

believers, especially church leaders, will be eager to examine their

lives and conform to the image of Christ.

The notions of "called to preach" and "surrender to preach" are not

New Testament

terms, nor are the results of these terms biblical. God

has used "the foolishness of

preaching" in EVERY believer to win souls.

Preachers are SHEEP, not masters or

lords over the saints. Their only

distinction is the gift to teach-- nothing else. Leadership

in the

Lord's Church is the duty of all godly sober men of adult age.

7. Every true believer

will want to know where and who the Wolf is, and he will

be

attentive to warnings from the leaders of the Church who will all

participate in

defending the Flock of God. I give definite attention

to search out the devices of Satanic

attack on the saints, expose

Liberalism, Neo-Evangelicalism, Charismaniacs, and

wandering

Fundamentalists. I expose by name local and famous heretics and

wandering stars by showing their teachings and wicked acts. For

example, Benny Hinn,

Oily Roberts, Jack Van Impe, Billy Graham, Chuck

Swindol, Rodney Howard Browne,

Dr. James Dobson, Ichabod Schuyler,

John Hagee, and many more. I also keep a list of

local wolves who are

not allowed to enter the assembly of the believers lest they rend

the

flock.

Policy:

Really wicked men receive only mocking from me-- I believe I have the mind

of Christ in this. Psalm 2:4 He that

sitteth in the heavens shall laugh: the Lord shall

have them in

derision.

CONDUCT OF THE MINISTRY AND PERSONAL CONVICTIONS:

This section is

intended to be reasonably complete. It should only be considered if

there is one mind on the foregoing. Most resumes are very brief and do not

include a section

like this because getting hired is the priority to

most men. My priority is "one mind" as

required of the Church by the

Apostle Paul.

Nor is my objective to

take over your mind. If there are areas of disagreement, show me

where I am wrong USING ONLY THE KING JAMES BIBLE, or kindly consider

the

possibility that you need to take instruction in the area of

disagreement. That is what

Paul means by "one

mind." One mind is arrived at as "iron

sharpeneth iron", rather than,

"I run this church" which is all

too common in "board run churches", "pastor-dictatorships", and but my

wife says."

Hence:

1. The Ministry-

Every Christian should be given to the ministry of the local

church,

know his Spiritual gifts, and use them. Deacons and leaders

should be servants, not lords,

and they should be obeyed by those whom

they serve. Gripers and rebels should be

rebuked in love, then sent

packing if they refuse to repent. If that reduces the

church

numerically, so be it (John

6:46-71).

Those who are growing, even though slowly, should be encouraged and

served.

As pastor, I should be both servant and teacher, "not neglecting the work of an

evangelist." I will

not tolerate the guruizing of my ministry, rather; I shall encourage

all of the leading men to participate according to their gifts. A

leader should be eager

to pray openly, witness publicly, show

hospitality, keep confidentialities, and use his

Spirit-given gift.

I will reject any Bible college or outside human authority taking

over the pulpit and mind

of the church, even from afar. Examples: Bob

Jones, Peter Ruckman, Hyles, Baptist

associations, or me. The mind of

the local church must be DIRECTLY under The Lord

Jesus Christ. Nor will

I approve of the pulpit being used by those who are mere

do-gooders or

political hucksters, such as the Gideons. I know how to hand out Bibles

without the help of Episcopalians.

My wife will not be a leader in the church, either in board meetings

or on the phone.

She will be available to mediate only conflicts

involving godly young people and born

again ladies who are already in

submission to their own husbands and the authority of the

church. She

will not know what goes on among the leading men where confidentiality

is

essential. She will do, or be present at, all of the "pastoral"

counseling with ladies.

I do not ever counsel ladies. Elizabeth will

be on hand to teach the Word to ladies when

this is appropriate.

2. Charismatic

Movements- I will not tolerate it in the church. Those who come

in

from such groups will be examined as to their genuine salvation, and

they will be required

to sit still and learn for a number of months

before they participate in anything. I will

expose the demonic nature

of the cult at regular "Wolf File" sessions. However; I do

not

want to be judged as I encourage the godly men to shout "Amen", or "lift

holy hands"

if the Holy Spirit leads them.

3. Baptism- The

only biblical mode is immersion of believers who have openly

confessed

faith in Christ before the Church and the world. I resist a long period

of

instruction and a "membership class" before baptism because I don't

find them in the

Bible accounts of baptism. Nor do I find "church

membership" as commonly practiced.

I only want to know if you are a

member of the Body of Christ. Baptized saints with a

good testimony,

who are seeking fellowship where I pastor, will NOT be required to

be

re-baptized. Those coming from non-immersionist churches may need

re-baptism.

4. Lord's Supper-

It should never be a tack-on ten minute event. It will be holy

and

family-like, and I prefer it in the evening. I will not serve the

Lord's Supper while the

church is fighting or "not

discerning the Body," that is, not in good fellowship with

one

another. Deacons should be willing to serve the Lord's supper in

the homes of shut-in

saints and hospital rooms. The only requirement

to join in the Lord's Supper will be

to be born again and living a life

not openly wicked.

5. Church

Government- I shall resist any democracy or voting in a church I

serve,

and I have no tolerance for Robert's Rules of Order which Satan

uses to muddy the

waters. The New Testament requirement is to find

"one mind" and "decently and order."

I shall not run the church, nor will any other man or his wife. I

have only one life to live,

and I intend to spend it in the Lord's

Church, not a religious dictatorship or a humanized

democracy. II Corinthians 13:11. I realize this sounds radical

to many American

Christians, so I ask for one year of no democracy

while the New Testament model is

taught and practiced. Then you may

"turn ye again to the weak and beggarly

elements"

if you wish, but I shall not chair "business

meetings."

If I am called, at the same business meeting which calls me, any

elections of leaders held

within the previous three months must be

voided. I ask that those previously removed

from office be reinstated

(and new leaders retained) in all business unless they have

been

removed from "church membership role" or are under church discipline. This

will

give me confidence that I have not become part of an ongoing

political war, and thanks

for your submission in the Lord. This

temporary arrangement will terminate in six months

with the new

leaders remaining and the past leaders stepping down.

6. Deacons, Elders, and

Pastors- Read II Timothy 3. If you have

deleted any of

the requirements for leaders which are found in that

text, kindly reinstate those standards BEFORE I arrive, and ask the men

who are disqualified to vacate the leadership and work

on II Timothy 3. If there are any leaders who are not

"given to hospitality," that is, their

homes are closed to the saints,

they must repent of this, or leave the "board." I shall not

judge any

who need to step down, but you ought to be mature enough to take care

of

business before I arrive. I am not candidating for a heart

attack.

7. Bus Ministry-

Did the Apostle Paul have a camel ministry? Answer: NO. I will

agree

to a bus ministry when all of the back seats of ALL of your leaders' cars

are full

of neighborhood kids Sunday morning. I will not drive of

maintain the buses.

8. The Family- Keep

the family together when the saints assemble. The only time I

tolerate

the children being separated from the adults is during some teaching times

and

when I am exposing some really vile Satanic material. The early

church did not run the

kids down stairs at every opportunity. "Suffer the little children to come" to the

Christlike

teaching men of the church.

I will resist a program, including Awana, that is so busy with

perpetual doo-wops that it

keeps many saints exhausted, spiritually

starved, and husbands and wives away from each

other. Busy is not

necessarily spiritual. Think of how long Abraham lived- 175 years.

We

don't see a frenzied driven man with great accomplishments to boast

of. What does the

Lord require of thee?

Micah

6:8, He hath shewed thee, O man, what is good; and what

doth the LORD

require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly

with thy God?

I Corinthians 4:2, Moreover it is required in

stewards, that a man be found

faithful."This we will do if God

permit."

A want nothing to do with the Patch the Pirate program. I will be

happy to explain. Only this--

Pirates and whores were absolutely the

same, and pirates are back-- They are high tech

thieves on the

Internet. No kid should be tempted to take on these attributes.

9. Christian

School- If you have one, it must be unregistered, 100% under the

New

Testament local church leaders, and I will NOT be the principal. I

will be the students'

pastor, that is all. We have 48 kid-years of home

schooling experience, and we may well

encourage members to home

school, even though you might have a Christian school. If

there is

an ongoing war over the church school and its funding in your assembly,

you

must agree to close the school this year, or don't call me.

10. Television- I

shall not waste the Lord's time warning you what programs are bad

on

TV, they are ALL bad and prepared by sodomites and Hellywood lushes. I

shall invite

you to disconnect your televisions from the outside world.

However; I will use video

equipment as a tool to present information

needed by the saints. A word on computers--

These are tools for both Satan and the Lord's Church. I shall be

talking about both

the blessing and the curse.

11. Worship-

Worship is not joking and chopping time. It should be a direct work of

the Holy Spirit, well prepared, but not in a menu form in a bulletin.

It must be open for

the mature saints to exalt God, request prayer,

share victories from the past week, and

in every way exalt the Father,

Son, and Holy Ghost. I encourage the godly men to come

with a word of

exhortation as the Spirit leads. Again, no comedy in the Lord's

house!

The music of the Lord's Church should not be a stage show. I prefer

no choir, "special

music," sexy cutie pie darling solos, boom box

accompaniment, or wild sweat-soaked

song leading. Song leaders must

first be zealous in the Word and soul winning, and that

zeal will

lead. I encourage the saints to exalt Jehovah with godly power and joy and

to

sing for a good long time, including the smallest child. Solos are

most pure spiritually when

they are spontaneous. I couldn't care less

if the technique is clever or the voice trained.

Most "trained" voices

are "trained" to exalt the singer. I despise these monster PA

systems.

Turn it down and let the church be its own PA system.

There will be, at the most, one or two outside music groups a year,

and then only if they

fully meet all of the standards of the New

Testament, no exceptions for your favorite

group please. I would work

toward a monthly "sing" with other churches where the

ONLY thing that

happens will be enthusiastic congregational singing, King James

Bible

reading, and no talent show. Psalm

29:2; I Tim. 3:2 and 8; Eph. 5:4 and 19

12. Race-Galatians 3:26-28. The church must be eager to win

all souls of all races and

depravities. I may have a side ministry with

ethnic people, so if you shun Blacks, Arabs,

or other groups, don't

consider me. They DO NOT "have their own churches." Some

Black

Christians have to travel up to 150 miles one way to get sound Bible

teaching.

I will welcome all who sincerely love the Lord and His

narrow way. However; I will not

let the church become a forum for

puerile activism or social change. "Politically correct"

is a worldly

standard above which the Church rises in Christ.

13. The Roman Catholic

Church- Contrary to Jack Van Impe's heretical claim,

the Whore

of Rome remains forever a Whore. I shall preach it regularly, and any who

are saved out of the Roman Whore will come out real soon, or I shall

assume they are

not saved. And, that goes for your dear Catholic

grandmother. However; I shall do

anything decent to draw a Roman

Catholic out of that hell hole, and I shall expect you to

do so as

well. If I am seen visiting with a Catholic priest, understand please that

he needs

to be saved, and pray for me as I seek his salvation.I presently am working on

two priests for Christ. Romans 16:17;

Psalm 2:4

14. Tracts- Tracts

are the easiest way to witness, and ALL leaders of the church will

be

expected to hand out tracts regularly. If this is new to you, I ask that

you be willing to

be discipled in this. I shall encourage the whole

church family, even the little ones, to

hand out tracts with zeal. It

is not obligation-- IT IS GODLY FUN!

15. Zeal- By now you must have

figured out that I want to see zeal in myself,

my family, and in you.

If that makes you feel rebellious, then you may not be

saved. I would

be delighted to pray about it with you. This resume is not a sell job. I

pray

that God will lead me to a church that will encourage ME to grow

in the Apostolic New

Testament model. If you have been dull in zeal and

know it, and if you will repent of it,

then Praise the Lord, and I'm

sure that we can work together. Indeed, you may help

me get my zeal up better-- I would love that too. Galatians 4:18.

16. Youth- The

eager youth will lead. The "Christian" flakes, ecclesiastical party

people, and the necking club will not be allowed to run the show, and

if their parents

defend their griping young people, they will be asked

to take their rebellion elsewhere.

That includes ALL parents.

Titus 2:6

The best thing the church can give their youth is a good example of

zeal for soul winning

and mighty worship. Special programs are mostly

baby sitting sessions to get the youth

through puberty and into

pregnancy. I shall treat the youth like Paul treated Timothy and

expect

zeal and spiritual fruit out of them, and I expect tenderness and prayer

for the

youth by their godly parents and church leaders. Children must

not be made the center

of church life, but they must be brought to

Jesus and, if they are saved, they should be

expected to produce the

fruit which their maturity level will allow. Matt. 19:14; I John 2:13

17.

Warfare- I realize some churches have not been

very well served

in warnings of the Wolf. I shall make this

a regular part of my

ministry, and I shall be available to

those who need deliverance from

devils and Satanic

oppression. If you don't want such things to be

dealt with,

don't consider me please. If you are willing to be

discipled,

well then, we can work with that.II Corinthians 2:11

When questions of dress and undress, hair, music, and

bad

language come up I shall not preach a sermon on that

problem for one or

two people. I (or a godly lady to a lady) will go to them and lovingly

admonish and rebuke them. I will not use the pulpit for a bully Pharisee

program.

I Timothy 5:2

18. Holidays-

Christmas originated in ancient

Babylon and Sumer in the cult of Gilgamesh and Marduk. It was then

transplanted into the church by the pagan Roman Catholic Whore. Jesus

wasn't possibly born on Dec. 25, and he told us to remember his death, not

his birth. The true church rejected Christmas until just 100 years ago. I

have a massive research on the subject going back to 3000 BC and including

new astronomical evidences. I would expect you would be willing to be

taught in this area. The historic Christmas story is not in the Gospels.

You will find it in Ezekiel 8.

Easter should be

called Resurrection Sunday and observed ONLY in joyful singing and

preaching about our Lord's Resurrection. The rest is sub-christian

paganism.

Halloween is Satan

worship, and I will not tolerate even an "alternative" activity for

the

youth, unless it is prayer and fasting for those babies and young

women who may be

raped and sacrificed on that night.

If you insist on observing pagan festivals, my family will leave

town while the festival is in

progress, including Christmass

decorations in the church house. I do make a big fuss over

Patrick, the

missionary to Ireland from the true church of Scotland. He was not a

Catholic,

never saw one, and preached the Gospel of the Lord Jesus

Christ. I wear orange on St.

Patrick's day. I also like to see a

Memorial Day breakfast or picnic. In fact, I like church picnics (and

pitching horse shoes) just about any time I can get to one. :-) Ezekiel 44:23-24

19. The

Pulpit- My zeal in the pulpit varies from expository teaching

to

Gospel preaching. If I get to shouting I hope that the godly men will

join right in. Soul winning is a seven day a week job of the whole

church

family, so my job in the pulpit will be almost exclusively to

teach and fire

up the saints. If you expect your pastor to

walk-sinners-down-the-aisle

every Sunday, I'm not your man.

I expect to ALWAYS have the final say as to who fills the pulpit,

and there will be very few guest speakers. When I am away, my first choice

to fill the pulpit will be godly men in the church.

20. Missions- Every

saved soul is a missionary. Every lost soul is a missionfield.

I make

no distinction between home missions and foreign missions-- God loves the

whole

world. I expect all of the saints to be missionaries, and I will

expect a goodly portion of

the giving will go to missionaries who are

just as narrow as the church.

However; I will not keep a steady stream of missionaries running

through the pulpit to

amuse the church and give the impression that

soul winning is only far away. I will

examine all of the existing

missionaries to see if they are truly separated and doing some

real New

Testament work on the field. If they are not, I will try to help them get

their zeal

up, but, if that fails, they must be dropped, even your dear

nephew in Upper Slabovia.

I Timothy 5:22;

Psalm 26:2- This should be the spirit of every

missionary.

21. Genesis 19- To

the above I must add, if you have a s whom you are too timid

to deal with, please don't call me. I'm rough on rats with that one.

Just as there is no such

thing as a born again Roman Catholic, there is

no such thing as a born again overt

s . If a s repents

and gets obviously saved, then he must be received into

the Body of

Christ just like any other sinner. I Kings 15:12; II

Kings 23:7- If you have a

tolerant view of s y because some

church member has a s son etc, do

NOT contact me please.

22. The Wolf- To

other comments I must add, Satan is doing his last tango. I have a

very

large file on cults, denominations, and Eastern cults like karate and TM.

I shall

expect your attention and support as spiritual warfare is

declared. Acts 20:29-31

( See below for

special topics. )

23. Sunday School-

There was no Sunday School in the Lord's church for 1700 years.

It is

not a magic way to make good things happen. If you have it, fine, I shall

join right in,

but I also like the morning-long family praise,

missionary story time, worship, and preaching

service being used in

many churches.

I like the occasional brown-bag lunch Sunday format also, where the

morning ends with

everyone eating a light lunch, visiting a while,

then having the "evening service" in mid-afternoon. It leaves Sunday

evenings for church families to get together to sing, fellowship, attend a

faltering but sound church to encourage them, or take the Lord's supper to

shut-ins. It also makes the winter Sundays safer as folks can be home

before dark.

24. Marriage- I

will not join an unequal yoke. I will not marry a divorced person

to

anyone for any reason until the first spouse is dead. I will

not do "shot gun" weddings

with a pregnant bride unless there has been

public confession of sin by both parties. I

will not do interracial

marriages because they break "the bounds of

habitation" set by

God- Acts 17:26.

Regarding funerals- I do only those of known born again Christians.

No

fees are accepted for marriages of funerals.

25. Ordination- I

am not, nor ever will be, ordained or called "Reverend."

See Psalm 111:9

26. Divorce-I Timothy 3 still applies today regarding deacons and

elders. No

exceptions. Those who remarry after divorce are in open

adultery indefinitely. I know no

other interpretation of the Word, so

please don't tell me any heart rending stories to see

if I will modify

the Bible standard. Thanks.

27. Unregistered

church- I would expect you to receive teaching on the

unincorporated

church. A nonprofit corporation is an instrumentality

of the U.S. Government and has no

rights. This is now being used

by the New World Order and the U.S. Feds to whip

churches into line.

Will you at least take counsel? Mark 12:17; Rev.

22:15

[ Please understand this-- I do NOT mix tax rebellion with

the unregistered church issue.

Indeed, I am death on tax

rebellion. ]

28. "Candidating"-

There is no such thing in the New Testament, so it will be

important to

find a biblical ground for whatever is done during that period. I do ask

to be

given time to visit with the saints in your assembly in their

homes rather than be

cloistered in a motel or the head deacon's home

all of the time.

I do not care how many of the assembly approve of me in a vote, nor

do I want to be told,

but you the leaders must be in agreement before

you call me. If at first you were

not in total agreement, but then

came to "one mind" later, I don't care to know that and

be tempted to

divide you by majority and minority. I want to start out serving every

member

in the church as my friend, not just the "majority." Anyone who

immediately tries to trip me

up and prove that I was the wrong choice

will be brought before the leading men for church

discipline or simply

run off before his or her plans bear fruit. Experience and the Word bear

this out.

I don't want ANY of the leading men to come to me confidentially and

tell me some

sensitive matter- NOTHING PLEASE. I shall request such a

person be put under church

discipline at once. If there is a problem,

deal with it before I come. "Quit you like men."

If it is beyond your understanding, then we will take care of

it together BEFORE I come

as pastor, and it will

be handled in zeal, one mind, and Christian love with all of the

leading men gathered in mutual submission. Any ongoing problem or

discipline action

must be discussed by all leaders and myself gathered

in The Holy Spirit.

29. Salary- My

salary should be exactly enough, not any more, and not a penny less.

It should not be the salary of a hired gun, nor should it be a

"starting salary." It should

reflect obedience to Numbers 18:20-32 and I Timothy 5:17, and it should

meet the cost

of living in your area.

If you cannot supply a full salary, I can "mend tents" as the

Apostle Paul did until a full

salary is possible. I do not want to

learn that the sheep were sheared too closely before

I was called in

order to bribe me to come. Please balance these two verses-

II Corinthians 9:7, Every man according as he

purposeth in his heart, so let him give;

not grudgingly, or of

necessity: for God loveth a cheerful giver.

Luke 10:7, And in the same

house remain, eating and drinking such things as they give:

for the

labourer is worthy of his hire. Go not from house to house.

As of 1996, I have been blessed with a small Web trade in piano

parts and repair items. I need to maintain this as a cushion for

retirement. It will stay at a part-time level.

We should not be expected to go into debt for a home while we serve

you, so please

consider these things prayerfully. I prefer living in a

church owned parsonage if that is

available.

30. Your Former

Pastor- Did you drive off you former pastor? If so, I

expect you to

explain. Afterward, I shall call the former pastor and

see what he has to say. If your church

is known for whipping

pastors, you don't want me-- I will not stand for that. If there was

a

sin problem with the former pastor, you MUST tell me the basic story

about it so that I

know what I am dealing with. I will not take

the side of a wicked pastor against the local

church's leaders on

principle, but I do need to know what your history is in the Lord.

Rom. 12:17

31. Church and State-

Mark 12:17 And Jesus answering said unto them,

Render to Caesar the things that are Caesar's, and to God the things that

are God's. And they marvelled at him.

The saints must pay their taxes personally, no matter how

"unconstitutional" and unfair they may seem. God never promised that

Caesar would be fair or born again. The local church must avoid all

entanglements with Caesar, and this includes the Nonprofit Incorporation

status which makes the local church a virtual instrumentality of the US

Government.

32. Church

Finances- I will not collect an offering every time I have a

chance. I will teach

giving, and if the people don't give, I will go

get a job, or increase my outside vocational time

in order to meet our

needs. I will not coerce the saints and sheer them close. I do not

approve of wasteful publicity investments just to get the church name

all around the area.

This should be done by the saints as they meet

their neighbors. If there is a huge balance in

the church bank account

for no reason other than fear of failure, I shall insist that this be

used in soul winning and missions. The Lord's Church is NOT called to

go into the

investment business.

CONCLUSION:

The problem with this section of the resume is that, while I want

you

to know I am totally committed to the narrow way and to my

convictions, the thing can

sound like I am a fierce autocratic

character with no ability to work with people. Please

remember the next

few thoughts: If we disagree on something

FIRST, let's see if is critical to our working together. If

it is, then we may have to part company for now.

SECOND, If the disagreement is NOT critical, then you need to have

the grace

to be willing to be taught, and I need to have the grace

to let you retain your

convictions. BUT, neither of us should

proceed on the assumption that we will

straighten the other one out

later. And, we should both have the grace to keep

it between

us and not make it an issue for the whole assembly.

Proverbs 27:17 Iron sharpeneth iron; so a man

sharpeneth the countenance

of his friend.

YOU

REALLY SHOULD BROWSE THE JOURNAL:

Go to: http://www.blessedquietness.com/

This

Journal has been on the Internet since November 1996. We get about

3600

page loads a day. We have had a great deal of fruit

in this ministry. If I were

called by any church to pastor or

minister in any way, this Journal would come

with me.

I would anticipate that you who examine me would agree heartily to

have this

ministry based out of your church. If the Journal

would embarrass you, then you

should not call me.

As I mentioned above, our family has a developing Web based trade

selling piano parts by mail. We would anticipate continuing this small

business at a limited level

since this may well be our only

retirement plan.

See the site at: http://www.stevespianoservice.com/

REFERENCES:

LEADING MEN IN GRANT

CHURCH MINISTRY:

[Names,

addresses, and phone numbers deleted on 11-3-06 upon request received by

email from Steve Van Nattan to protect the privacy of the listed persons.]

CHRISTIAN BUSINESS MAN

FRIEND:

[Name, address, and phone

number deleted on 11-3-06 upon request received by email from Steve Van Nattan to protect the privacy of the listed person.]

PASTOR FRIEND:

[Name, address, and phone number deleted on

11-3-06 upon request received by email from Steve Van Nattan to protect

the privacy of the listed person.]

COLLEGE FRIEND WHO IS

STILL IN FELLOWSHIP WITH ME:

[Name,

address, and phone number deleted on 11-3-06 upon request received by

email from Steve Van Nattan to protect the privacy of the listed person.]

MY BANKER:

[Name, address, and phone number deleted on

11-3-06 upon request received by email from Steve Van Nattan to protect

the privacy of the listed person.]

LEADING MAN IN YERMO BIBLE

CHURCH:

[Name, address, and phone

number deleted on 11-3-06 upon request received by email from Steve Van Nattan to protect the privacy of the listed person.]

CO-WORKER ON THE

MISSIONFIELD:

[Name, address, and

phone number deleted on 11-3-06 upon request received by email from Steve

Van Nattan to protect the privacy of the listed person.]

ONLINE READERS OF MY

JOURNAL, Blessed Quietness Journal and Friends

[Names and email addresses deleted on

11-3-06 upon request received by email from Steve Van Nattan to protect

the privacy of the listed persons.]

Other references can be provided, including former coworkers and

enemies for the

Gospel's sake, though that would destroy my reward. I

should warn you that, wherever

I go, I intend to make both friends and

enemies for the Gospel's sake. Do you have any

enemies for the Name of

Jesus?

GET TO

KNOW ME BETTER BY READING MY EDITORIAL:

The following links deal with my past in one way or other, but they

are less formal and show

what my adversaries will tell you is my weird

side. My friends love these pages. They are

found in the

online Journal called Blessed

Quietness Journal [ You must be online to access

these areas.

]:

The Journal

Entry PageHOUSE CHURCH

HELPS

ALTERNATE ENTRY TO THE

JOURNAL

BUILDING UP

THE SAINTS--

PREACHING AND

TEACHING

MORAL ISSUES AND GOD'S WORD SERMONS

/ BIBLE STUDIES GOOD

NEWS FALSE

RELIGIONTHINGS

FOR KIDS

CS

LEWIS WORLD

ISSUESHEALTH

MATTERS SOUTHERN

GOSPEL MUSIC MEAN

FUNDAMENTALIST AFRICAN

TALESGREAT

STORIES ABOUT GOD'S SERVANTSTHE

KING JAMES BIBLE DEFENDED 'BACCAMy claims to be a hyphenated

American

AND GOOD NEWS MENU

BIBLE

AND THE END TIMES

MUSIC FOR CD

USERS ONLY

HOME MAKER'S

CORNER

AND ERROR

AT WAR

THE WORLD

OUT THERE

ALLAH, DIVINE

OR DEMONIC

Learn why Allah and Jehovah are NOT the same

deities

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