This is incredibly helpful! As someone who is studying and preparing to be ordained, I regularly struggle with this issue of seeing the hurt that people experience in and through church communities and wanting to do something about it. I’ve specifically wondered about whether I will be able to have a legitimate voice in working healing when I am part of the system. Thank you for your words of wisdom.
This is such a challenging dilemma, thank you for writing this. Because it’s a matter of personal discernment, one friend might feel convicted to leave a church while another friend feels convicted to stay, which can really strain a friendship...
This is incredibly helpful! As someone who is studying and preparing to be ordained, I regularly struggle with this issue of seeing the hurt that people experience in and through church communities and wanting to do something about it. I’ve specifically wondered about whether I will be able to have a legitimate voice in working healing when I am part of the system. Thank you for your words of wisdom.
Thank you for reading, Emily!
This is so very timely, and wise. Thank you.
Thanks, Dennis!
This is such a challenging dilemma, thank you for writing this. Because it’s a matter of personal discernment, one friend might feel convicted to leave a church while another friend feels convicted to stay, which can really strain a friendship...
Thanks for reading, Aaron--and thanks for engaging!