Money Chasing Churches

I think that some Churches are being influenced by how affluent members are, and are advancing them over others to teach and lead. 

In this way, they can attract and retain more affluent members. Then, those affluent leaders are being intimated by the more spiritually mature.

 When the spiritual mature attempt to speak up, the affluent leaders attempt to embarrass them into being quiet, and eventually might even make attempts to run them off. 

This is particularly obvious in small groups where the leaders struggle to understand even basic spiritual truths. 

Hopefully, this is not happening in your Church; however, it might explain what you are experiencing in your Church.

 The problem may be your Church may be worshiping the God of Wealth (Mammon) instead of the one true God, and it’s causing a lot of tension. 

If they are attempting to shut you up, I suggest that you just look for a Church where the people have integrity.

Matthew 6:24 "No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon."