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ShallbeRebuilt -> RE: Don't even TINK about it! aka...Welcome to Andalasia! (8/31/2008 8:11:37 AM)
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ORIGINAL: armydude If I may offer a small bit of advice. Run. Run fast. Run far. Thanks for the advice. Believe me, I would like to. However, several things make it very wise to stay where we are just at the moment: 1) I direct the music at this church. The $500+ that it brings in each month is somewhat vital to my goals of supporting my family and getting through school. In addition, I am learning a lot and it will look good on a resume. 2) My aged parents attend here. It makes them very happy that we also attend here. 3) It is close-by. Any other church that would come close to meeting our theological standards would likely be quite a drive...no less than an hour. Hard to be involved in a church from that far away. 4) The pastor's heart is not mailicious. It's just lazy. He is not manipulative or hateful. This is different from our last church. We may hate his preaching and feel it necessary to correct it often, but he is safe. We were badly burned in our last church. Safety, just at the moment, trumps satisfaction. 5) Our membership there will not last forever. The moment I am free to seek and find a decent job once I have my degree, we will feel free (assuming God's leading doesn't change at that time) to look for a more appropriate church. In the meantime, we know of at least one ministry that is working toward getting a church started nearby that will meet our theological standards. I can wait. Meanwhile, I'll keep correcting him as meekly and lovingly as I can. And since my daddy is chairman of deacons, I may start making a few subtle hints about the theological imbalance being preached. shallbe WOOHOO!!!! Sometimes it's the connections that count. lol... Well, thing is, my dad's not a theological sort of guy...even if I explained it, he would just likely say "Aw, he didn't mean it that way". *sigh*. Note to self: God is in control. It's ok. shallbe
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