1. Welcome to Baptist Board, a friendly forum to discuss the Baptist Faith in a friendly surrounding.

    Your voice is missing! You will need to register to get access to all the features that our community has to offer.

    We hope to see you as a part of our community soon and God Bless!

What would your final words be

Discussion in '2004 Archive' started by Gina B, Nov 21, 2004.

Top Posters
  1. Gina B

    Gina B Active Member

    Joined:
    Dec 30, 2000
    Messages:
    16,944
    Likes Received:
    1
    to your church if you were to leave it?

    Today is my last Sunday in mine. I knew when I joined that I'd not be staying forever as I'd prayed over and over for God to get me out of Ohio, so I tried my best to be as distant as possible and not get close to anyone so leaving wouldn't be hard, and because I'd been burned in a previous church and was scared.

    It still was tough. People were testifying as to what they're thankful for and I'd meant to make a small comment, but as I listened to everyone's thoughts I was tearing up. Especially when the girls Sunday School teacher stood up and said hers and mentioned how hard it was to have some of her kids moving away. That teacher and her husband both reached out to me when I started going there and despite my intentions I can't help but love them.
    There are a few things I'd like to say tonight, but don't think I can do it without getting emotional so knowing me I'll go tonight and sit there and then go home.

    Have you ever left a church? What were your thoughts? What did you say? What WOULD you say? I've never felt this way about a church before so it's a new experience for me to care about leaving, and quite frankly I was suprised at myself for feeling as strongly as I did today. That's not normal for me!

    Gina
     
    #1 Gina B, Nov 21, 2004
  2. Joseph_Botwinick

    Joseph_Botwinick <img src=/532.jpg>Banned

    Joined:
    Nov 12, 2000
    Messages:
    17,527
    Likes Received:
    0
     
    #2 Joseph_Botwinick, Nov 21, 2004
  3. Plain Old Bill

    Plain Old Bill New Member

    Joined:
    Dec 30, 2003
    Messages:
    3,657
    Likes Received:
    0
    Or better yet tell them what you just told us. How you really feel.
     
    #3 Plain Old Bill, Nov 21, 2004
  4. SaggyWoman

    SaggyWoman Active Member

    Joined:
    Dec 15, 2000
    Messages:
    17,933
    Likes Received:
    10
    Not sure. If I had to be negative, I would just leave.

    Sometimes, you say See ya later. And you do.
     
    #4 SaggyWoman, Nov 21, 2004
  5. donnA

    donnA Active Member

    Joined:
    Aug 10, 2000
    Messages:
    23,354
    Likes Received:
    0
    If I were leaving and it weren't a problem with the church I think I'd just tell my Sunday school class and a few friends. If there were a problem with the church I think I'd talk with the pastor, and just tell a few friends I was leaving, nothing about why.
     
    #5 donnA, Nov 21, 2004
  6. Dr. Bob

    Dr. Bob Administrator
    Administrator

    Joined:
    Jun 30, 2000
    Messages:
    30,285
    Likes Received:
    507
    Faith:
    Baptist
    I would be gracious. By the time it came to leave, there will be evidence to all that this was God's moving.

    Any "problems" would be dealt with long time previous to last day.
     
    #6 Dr. Bob, Nov 21, 2004
  7. Gina B

    Gina B Active Member

    Joined:
    Dec 30, 2000
    Messages:
    16,944
    Likes Received:
    1
    POB, asking out of curiousity and not for advice since I already passed up my chance to say anything to the church as a whole this morning!

    I'm kinda glad I didn't get ahold of a mike anyhow. I woulda started preachin!

    We're having lunch with the pastors wife tomorrow, so maybe I'll simply record a sermon and give to her to play in church.

    KIDDING! [​IMG]

    Gina
     
    #7 Gina B, Nov 21, 2004
  8. TaterTot

    TaterTot Guest

    I think I would just tell them what a blessing they had been to my family and me ad that we would always cherish the memories.
     
    #8 TaterTot, Nov 22, 2004
  9. Watchman

    Watchman New Member

    Joined:
    Mar 29, 2003
    Messages:
    2,706
    Likes Received:
    0
    "The Lord bless thee, and keep thee:
    The Lord make His face shine upon thee,
    and be gracious unto thee:
    The Lord lift up His countenance upon thee,
    and give thee peace."
    (Num. 6:24-26)
     
    #9 Watchman, Nov 22, 2004
  10. Plain ol' Ralph

    Plain ol' Ralph New Member

    Joined:
    Aug 5, 2004
    Messages:
    686
    Likes Received:
    0
    We left, w/o saying anything, didn't want to go against the pastor.

    2nd time, we left, didn't say anything, didn't want to disrupt the church and their new pastor who doesn't know what the Bible is.

    3rd time, we left, the pastor wanted to let his son be a hatemonger, racially, but he himself wanted to gossip with other hirelings/pastors. Though i still did not go against the pastor, wejust left!

    My Chrisrtian duty is to be a peacemaker, not a troublemaker
     
    #10 Plain ol' Ralph, Nov 22, 2004
  11. joyfulkeeperathome

    joyfulkeeperathome New Member

    Joined:
    Oct 13, 2004
    Messages:
    204
    Likes Received:
    0
    Well, a couple of times, I didn't even know that it was my last Sunday, so I was just my normal self. The last time, I was moving to AK so I said goodbye to everyone and gave everyone hugs (also, the youth group that I was working in as a leader threw me a surprise going away party, so that was fun!!!)
     
    #11 joyfulkeeperathome, Nov 22, 2004
  12. Timtoolman

    Timtoolman New Member

    Joined:
    Oct 21, 2004
    Messages:
    1,403
    Likes Received:
    0
    Have never left a church for bad reasons, just because it was God's leading. I am 46 and have been a memeber of 3 churches my entire life. When I left our last one I thank the teachers and pastoral staff for my spiritual growth and the trainning my kids had recieved at their hands. Thank God for em and said we will meet again.

    Tim
     
    #12 Timtoolman, Nov 22, 2004
  13. DavidsAngel

    DavidsAngel Guest

    My final words

    Thank you
     
    #13 DavidsAngel, Nov 22, 2004
  14. WallyGator

    WallyGator New Member

    Joined:
    Apr 21, 2003
    Messages:
    4,180
    Likes Received:
    0
    "That's.....all.....folks."
     
    #14 WallyGator, Nov 22, 2004
(You must log in or sign up to post here.)
Loading...