tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-693764739876435148.post436339275092589014..comments2023-10-29T00:17:51.183-07:00Comments on Cassel Crew: Church WoesKathy Casselhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02886511489428522492noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-693764739876435148.post-86118899557579338282008-10-10T20:25:00.000-07:002008-10-10T20:25:00.000-07:00I'm so sorry you are going through this. The pain...I'm so sorry you are going through this. The pain of our church changing situation is still very fresh for us.<BR/><BR/>I do believe you need to talk to the pastor, however. It's tough...God will give you the right answer.Salzwedel Familyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05409466125053613204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-693764739876435148.post-39636474194130340592008-10-10T20:20:00.000-07:002008-10-10T20:20:00.000-07:00I have been through this once and starting to face...I have been through this once and starting to face it again. My dad was the Pastor and I didn't agree with some of the leadership at our church so we left it was very hard to leave our family but it was what was best for our kids. Now we have been at our church for five years and it too is very large and rich. We are in the process of building campaigns and I sometimes feel like we are losing focus. I am so sorry to hear about your son people can be so cruel sometimes, they should be glad that he was willing to help, my nephew has aspergers and dose great with younger children he struggles with children his own age but is always loving and caring towards the little ones. Have you talked to the Pastor? I can't tell you what to do but you're in my prayers.PreSchoolMamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17290185630761549213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-693764739876435148.post-51208400872381951642008-10-10T12:18:00.000-07:002008-10-10T12:18:00.000-07:00Kathy, Have you talked to these people directly ab...Kathy, Have you talked to these people directly about how you feel? And to your Pastor? You and your Pastor should take this whole situation to the A B C D club (the other people). That's how Matthew 18 tells us to solve conflict...if the Pastor doesn't help, or refuses to help, and this situation just can't be resolved, shake the dust from your feet and move on. I wouldn't want my family to be part of a "ministry" where the Pastor is unapproachable. <BR/><BR/>Once you've done all you can to resolve the issue there really isn't anything else to do but forgive them...and move on.<BR/><BR/>God set your Pastor in this body of Christ. He is responsible to God for all involved. Don't walk away from this church until you have at least tried. Then if you feel God moving you on...do it.<BR/><BR/>TerryTerryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01377382094942924170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-693764739876435148.post-30018424850685385502008-10-10T06:42:00.000-07:002008-10-10T06:42:00.000-07:00That sounds like not very much fun. And we wonder...That sounds like not very much fun. And we wonder why people choose to avoid church? Hmmmm.... I have a hard time watching people get worked up enough about things that are not live or die issues. A teenage boy working in the nursery is not a live or die issue. I find it hard to imagine Jesus telling him not to serve. Maybe mentoring him if there were concerns but not giving him the boot. In some ways, it sounds like the person who was most upset found out he has Aspergers and doesn't really understand what that means. (Like his disorder is going to cause him to be unpredictable to the point of danger or violence, which is not Aspergers at all.) It also sounds like this is a pretty big church which makes a difference in how you can handle it. Our church runs 200 members + so if something like that happened most people would know or would want to know why so and so wasn't in the nursery anymore. Would talking to the teen/youth director help?kayder1996https://www.blogger.com/profile/10163830032652646010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-693764739876435148.post-56264215171704350352008-10-10T06:15:00.000-07:002008-10-10T06:15:00.000-07:00Oh Kathy, I feel your pain, yes I have been throug...Oh Kathy, I feel your pain, yes I have been through it and it aint pretty! I will be praying for you and your family!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com