Comments on: Is a church leader’s fall any of our business? http://arewestillcool.com/2008/08/is-a-church-leaders-fall-any-of-our-business.html New York parenting blog | Trying way too hard to be cool Fri, 11 May 2012 15:48:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2 By: Justmatt http://arewestillcool.com/2008/08/is-a-church-leaders-fall-any-of-our-business.html/comment-page-1#comment-1407 Justmatt Thu, 21 Aug 2008 00:55:00 +0000 http://takecarenow.org/?p=284#comment-1407 CD - nice BPC reference!<br/>I am with you. I heard Mark Driscol (who is controversial enough himself) talking about "coming into the light" means to to come clean of all your hidden sins. Even if that means letting your whole "family" know. Tam did a great job of expressing this is a blog a week or so ago as well. CD – nice BPC reference!
I am with you. I heard Mark Driscol (who is controversial enough himself) talking about “coming into the light” means to to come clean of all your hidden sins. Even if that means letting your whole “family” know. Tam did a great job of expressing this is a blog a week or so ago as well.

]]> By: Mary @ Giving Up On Perfect http://arewestillcool.com/2008/08/is-a-church-leaders-fall-any-of-our-business.html/comment-page-1#comment-1406 Mary @ Giving Up On Perfect Thu, 21 Aug 2008 00:12:00 +0000 http://takecarenow.org/?p=284#comment-1406 Whoo! That's a sticky subject, CD! I understand what you're saying, but I think there are a couple risks to telling all. Or even telling a little bit. <br/><br/>One, some people are overly curious. I'm one of them, otherwise I'd probably just call that group of people nosy. So giving them (me) a little bit of information is never going to be enough.<br/><br/>Two, gossip is often camouflaged as a prayer request. And I think what you're proposing could quickly head down that road.<br/><br/>But I do see what you're saying. And as a body of believers, a family in Christ, it does seem as if we should know what our leaders are up to.<br/><br/>I don't know. I've struggled with this sort of issue (though not this one in particular) after being heavily involved in a church plant that failed. Where does respecting and even submitting to our leaders leave off and where does accountability begin? I don't know... Whoo! That’s a sticky subject, CD! I understand what you’re saying, but I think there are a couple risks to telling all. Or even telling a little bit.

One, some people are overly curious. I’m one of them, otherwise I’d probably just call that group of people nosy. So giving them (me) a little bit of information is never going to be enough.

Two, gossip is often camouflaged as a prayer request. And I think what you’re proposing could quickly head down that road.

But I do see what you’re saying. And as a body of believers, a family in Christ, it does seem as if we should know what our leaders are up to.

I don’t know. I’ve struggled with this sort of issue (though not this one in particular) after being heavily involved in a church plant that failed. Where does respecting and even submitting to our leaders leave off and where does accountability begin? I don’t know…

]]> By: annie http://arewestillcool.com/2008/08/is-a-church-leaders-fall-any-of-our-business.html/comment-page-1#comment-1405 annie Wed, 20 Aug 2008 22:15:00 +0000 http://takecarenow.org/?p=284#comment-1405 I feel the same way you do. Asking the congregation not to ask will probably just fuel the gossip. Whereas, coming out with the truth and encouraging the congregation to forgive (if needed) and pray for this individual seems like a much better way to go. I feel the same way you do. Asking the congregation not to ask will probably just fuel the gossip. Whereas, coming out with the truth and encouraging the congregation to forgive (if needed) and pray for this individual seems like a much better way to go.

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