tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10880332.post111772660552381730..comments2023-11-05T03:18:37.731-08:00Comments on life together: Encouraging Email of the MonthTimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16613060195802747865noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10880332.post-1117816068655449142005-06-03T09:27:00.000-07:002005-06-03T09:27:00.000-07:00Pastor Tim, I have no doubt that you only intended...Pastor Tim, I have no doubt that you only intended to share the email to encourage the flock. Your commitment to work with other pastors and churches IS very clear and I regret that my post brought that into question. I just felt that the email's encouragement was kind of "back-handed" encouragement as the compliments were so tightly connected with criticisms of other churches. I just think we have to be careful with that kind of thing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10880332.post-1117746878599420942005-06-02T14:14:00.000-07:002005-06-02T14:14:00.000-07:00Thanks very much for this comment. Neither do I w...Thanks very much for this comment. Neither do I want "life together" become a subtle way of criticizing other churches or one another. <BR/><BR/>I posted this email only for the purpose of encouraging our congregation, not as a way to compare ourselves or criticize others. <BR/><BR/>I hope my commitment to work with other pastors and/or churches in our community is clear to those at Grace Church. We have much in common and many are faithfully preaching the Gospel. <BR/><BR/>I didn't consider this email in the light you understood it. <BR/><BR/>Also, I too, agree that our youth do a great job with music. God is at work. <BR/><BR/>Thanks, again. . . Pastor TimTimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16613060195802747865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10880332.post-1117745787046584392005-06-02T13:56:00.000-07:002005-06-02T13:56:00.000-07:00While it's great that Grace Church is being percei...While it's great that Grace Church is being perceived as welcoming and teaching the truth, as well as challenging our youth, I think that it's important to remember that other churches are indeed also teaching the gospel and challenging the youth as well, and that we are all partners in this great commission. We should delight in doing all things excellently, not in doing them better than someone else. I would also like to add that I think the people providing the youth's music do a fantastic job each and every week and I don't want them to be discouraged by negative critiques. I can imagine that a lot of preparation and time go into it and I know that many students and staff are blessed by this ministry. I don't want this blog to become a subtle way of criticizing other churches or one another.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com