I KNOW there are some wondering that, because Google analytics says I had a RECORD WEEK on the number of people hitting my blog. So, WHY would I not write more about it??
It is NOT because I had a friend and deacon tell me that I need to allow the committee to take the heat on this one. Over his years, he has seen many pastors hurt in situations like this and he told me in front of another deacon that I need to allow THEM to take the heat on this one. I DO appreciate his words and know they came from genuine friendship and concern. But that is NOT why I haven’t blogged about it.
In all truth, I pray and think about this a lot. There are other things going on at Ebenezer constantly, so it hasn’t been difficult to be distracted, but this thing is on my heart. And there is another great reason I haven’t blogged about this, other than what I wrote yesterday . . .
I take seriously the challenge we have before us to PRAY and FOLLOW GOD. What better way to go about this than to be led by God, and what better confirmation than if He leads the majority of us in the same direction. I don’t believe for a minute that it will be a unanimous vote for several reasons, one of them being I KNOW people who are listening to their own minds and pocketbooks on this one. My hope is that we will ALL listen to God and follow Him, and if we do, no matter what the outcome of the vote is, we will have a clear vision and direction about what He wants us to do:
Because no matter what, the problem at hand is STILL that there are over 21,000 people within a three-mile radius of Ebenezer AND recent census data states that roughly 70% of South Carolinians do not know Christ as their Savior. And when I combine that fact with the fact that people visit our church and do not return because they cannot find a place to sit, I KNOW we must do SOMETHING . . . Even if it is 4 services and 3 Sunday Schools, we MUST!!!!
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