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In The Dragons Den

I Love Church!

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One of the key points in the Ignite declaration is "Involve yourself on a local church and respect its leadership"

On Saturday I had the pleasure of speaking at a special day for those interested in music, worship leading and songwriting called Inspire. As I was speaking I found myself saying "The older I get the more I love the church." I must say it was hearfelt.

I love being part of my local church. It is Cardiff City Temple.Images_2
W are blessed with having great leaders, worship, teaching and a very varied congregation.

Yesterday we had a great service. Steve Ball preached. 228x100_stevehelen and Richard Lewis lead the worship. The communion was excellent. It was just a good morning! When I came out into the foyer I headed to chat with one of my friends. Unfortunately, he had been buttonholed by one of the older members who spent the next 10 minutes just moanong about the church. Initially, I was angry. I made the decision not to get involved, which was definitely a good thing. However, as I reflected on it I was just sad. This is the bride of Christ! We should not be in the business of slagging he church off. If we have a complaint after taking it to God and we have confessed our prejudgices, if we are still frustrated, our concerns should be taken to the leadership and not be a subject of gossip.

I do not want to sound like I am taking the moral high ground. I suppose I am just as capable of saying inappropriate things.

The truth is, when we do this, we grieve God.

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