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Date: | Tue, 11 Nov 2003 11:02:47 -0600 |
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Phil,
I believe that is being done. I know at least one of the women in their
worship team did call her and talked to her. I know our pastor's heart as
well and know he too will not leave it sit unless no reception is given to
seek change and a hardened heart prevails. I've been praying for her too.
That is a super passive pastor who will not acknowledge blatant choiceful
sin among his leaders and say it has no effect. Just the knowledge of their
activities affected you, a congregatin member. I'd have left as well if no
reason could be done.
Brad
At 11/11/2003 on Tuesday, you wrote:
>Brad,
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>I think the pastor did the right thing, the only thing, that could be done.
>Ministry work could be conducted outside the ministry of the church, if the
>person was willing, and in fact, praying for, and going after a person with
>such a need, would be a way of showing the church was still interested and
>willing to help. Sandy and I had to leave a church with similar problems
>once. It was very hard to do because we loved the church and the people but
>the pastor would not deal with problems on immorality and drug use by
>members of the worship team. The pastor insisted that the worship team
>members, who were up there leading us to the throne of God in song, should
>have no effect upon us even if they were living in sin. I just could not
>understand that reasoning and after several weeks of trying to be patient
>about the whole thing, I could no longer stay. It was one of the most
>awkward church situations I had ever been in knowing that one worship team
>member was using illegal drugs and another member was living immorally with
>another woman in the church. My heart goes out to this drummer and I trust
>God speaks to someone to after her in friendship in attempts to be there
>when she needs it.
>
>Phil.
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