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not so christian, if you ask me

July 28, 2011 by Wendy S

4 years ago, my mom’s church got a new minister.

4 weeks ago, my mom and several friends from church, walked away from their church.

4 days go, my mom told me that this guy had been heard saying “now that they are gone, the church has been cleansed and we can do things our way”.



I know this isn’t a direct quote and shouldn’t be in quotations and there has to a whack load of paraphrasing, but that is the gist of what he said.

This guy (the supposed minister) who is there now has turned people against each other; people who used to be friends. He made it them against us.  This is not what a minister is supposed to do. I understand that a minister will bring some changes into a church, but not turn it on it’s head and have people dislike each other.

And he’s not a good speaker either.  That is what first made me not want to go to church on Sundays.  He doesn’t give a sermon on Sundays. He gives lectures and wants you to take notes.  NOTES?!  I want your words to ring in my head and my heart through the week.  There isn’t a written test at the end of the week.  I want to be uplifted.  Not told that I’m a sinner and if I don’t do what you tell me that I’m going to stay that way.

This group of people who walked away have a plan.  They are writing a letter to presbytery to let them know of the different things that this guy has done.  Our church has a handbook with guidelines of what the minister’s responsibilities are.  He’s broken a few rules.  He’s broken a few spirits. He make my mother walk away from the church that she has known for over 36 years.

This was my church growing up.  I was baptised there. I was confirmed in that church. I got married in that church. I had my first born baptised in that church.

But my milestone events happened in MY church.  Not the cult-like environment this guy has created.  MY church was loving and inviting.  It had ministers who spoke of love and were inspiring: giving you energy for the week ahead.  They were there to comfort you when you needed it; even when they were seeking comfort as well.

And for my mother to walk away from our church saddened me. I try to remind myself that the happy memories will go with us no matter what, but the building is a reminder.

I want to be able to go into the church, sit in the 5th pew from the front on the right hand side and listen to the organ.  I want to sit where my dad sat.

I don’t feel welcome there now and am very thankful for the amazing church that BigDaddy, the girls and I attend.

I pray that we can see why this man has been brought into our lives and that God will give us the strength we need to make it thorough these challenges.


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About Wendy S

+Wendy S (also known as @mapsgirl) is a mom to two daughters. They are the inspiration of this blog.Passionate about child passenger safety, Wendy has been a certified Car Seat Technician in Ontario, Canada since 2008.

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