One of the things I have found useful in our church search is remembering that they're all the body of Christ, just not all the body of Christ where we feel fed. Contributing time and talents and energy to heal a church is a positive thing, but so is contributing time and talents and energy to work with a functional church on something else, like a coat drive for needy people with winter coming on or a Vacation Bible School program that doesn't make bright little girls glue cotton balls. If I find that a church enhances my ability to help "feed [His] flock," whether within or outside its walls, it's probably a better church for me and a better way for the body of Christ to use my time and talents than if I'm spending all of my time fighting instead of feeding.
I know what you mean about it being your church, though. It's a home. I lost one of my church homes in July to a hateful shift in ideology, and I'm still mourning for it.
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Date: 2004-09-12 07:16 am (UTC)I know what you mean about it being your church, though. It's a home. I lost one of my church homes in July to a hateful shift in ideology, and I'm still mourning for it.