Ned,

I appreciate your view here.  Eighteen years is a long time.  Last church I
was with was ten, and the one before that ten.  Maybe ten is my limit.  Ha!
Just kidding.  Praying that you will see that for which you are believing.

Vicki

----- Original Message -----
From: "Ned Benton" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Sunday, January 23, 2005 6:29 PM
Subject: Re: [ECHURCH-USA] Right Church


> Great job as usual, Brad.  thanks for your comments and they will be very
> helpful to us all.
> thanks, Phil, for bringing up the subject and to the others who have offer
> on this thread.
>
> I have been a member where I am now going on 18 years.  I don't know that
I
> have ever been totally happy with the church and have given thought many
> times to looking somewhere else.  However, my committment is to the Lord
and
> not to a particular congregation.  It would be nice to find the perfect
> church, but sa Brad put it, we would ruin it!  I am the cok-eyed optimist
> and believe that one day the Lord will mkae us a powerful concregation for
> Him in our community.  I want to be part of that.  Besides, if no one is
> doing it right, that gives me a greater opportunity for doing it right.
My
> prayer is that the Lord can use me to make a difference in our
congregation
> and that together we can make a difference in this world for Him.
>
> Ned
>