RIP
An intriguing article by George Bullard. What is your take on it?
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George needs to say things in fewer words, but he has some great points.
ReplyDelete"demanding loyalty rather than earning loyalty"
An individual, institution or whatever can never demand loyalty or trust, it must be earned. So many churches try to use guilt to accomplish this.
"Restructuring fits in the same category as rearranging the chairs on the Titanic." One of the leaders of our denomination said they were "righting the boat." Again, it would be like telling all the passengers on the Titanic to run to the other side to prevent the sinking of this already doomed vessel.
So many things our church leaders are trying is to be likened to using a piece of bubble gum to stop the flow of water in a dam wall.
Yet again, some of our denominations need to RIP.