Sadly, this post is true- mean church people can be stumbling blocks for new and seasoned believers, as well as non-believers. It makes no sense. I need to be reminded that hurting people hurt people. So I do my best to give grace and not take things personally. Return evil with good💜
THANK YOU FOR WRITING!!!! I have in the last year become very vocal about acknowledging and publically addressing the reality that people at church hurt each other through shame, fear and other means!!! In the church I attend, some struggle to believe that is true because they are like well they go to church and do xyz so they didn’t mean to do x or hurt your feelings etc! But this is how abuse and corruption happens if we don’t ACKNOWLEDGE it. I appreciate you sharing and writing because it helps me feel seen and reminds me of the importance of my work as I continue to feel called to write about these things. I’ve written mostly about it on my Instagram but am planning on doing an article soon on substack! Thanks for sharing!
Wow thank you for this comment! Girl you definitely need to write a substack post on this! We need more people speaking out, on church issues. Never feel like you’re alone in any of it there are so many people who are dealing the same thing. It all must be acknowledged!
Thank you for saying that!!! Sometimes I feel alone in just THINKING it so I’m glad you wrote this piece. There’s a bit of cognitive dissonance because I see pieces and posts about it online and then when I talk to people about it in the church IRL it is n it always validated and I’m like ??? I KNOW this is happening and an issue, so let’s chat about it! I’m also an open book though and not everyone is like that but like you said - it all must be acknowledged somewhere!
I was a mean girl in church. I’m a PK and church was the one place I felt in control. In contrast to my experiences in school growing up. I did not steward my position well during that time. But, once I came to really really know Jesus things changed for me. I saw that I was making it hard for people to enjoy Christ and church. And I needed community more than I thought I did.
Aww wow thank you for sharing this perspective! Im so thankful you were able to see who you were and change it for the better. We all have times where we needed to change and I’m so thankful you did!
Sadly, this post is true- mean church people can be stumbling blocks for new and seasoned believers, as well as non-believers. It makes no sense. I need to be reminded that hurting people hurt people. So I do my best to give grace and not take things personally. Return evil with good💜
Yes and it’s so hard to do that, especially when you’re trying to go to church. But you will be truly fulfilled if you do!
The paradox is that church is for hurting people. Christ-followers are to be living and leading the Jesus way.
THANK YOU FOR WRITING!!!! I have in the last year become very vocal about acknowledging and publically addressing the reality that people at church hurt each other through shame, fear and other means!!! In the church I attend, some struggle to believe that is true because they are like well they go to church and do xyz so they didn’t mean to do x or hurt your feelings etc! But this is how abuse and corruption happens if we don’t ACKNOWLEDGE it. I appreciate you sharing and writing because it helps me feel seen and reminds me of the importance of my work as I continue to feel called to write about these things. I’ve written mostly about it on my Instagram but am planning on doing an article soon on substack! Thanks for sharing!
Wow thank you for this comment! Girl you definitely need to write a substack post on this! We need more people speaking out, on church issues. Never feel like you’re alone in any of it there are so many people who are dealing the same thing. It all must be acknowledged!
Thank you for saying that!!! Sometimes I feel alone in just THINKING it so I’m glad you wrote this piece. There’s a bit of cognitive dissonance because I see pieces and posts about it online and then when I talk to people about it in the church IRL it is n it always validated and I’m like ??? I KNOW this is happening and an issue, so let’s chat about it! I’m also an open book though and not everyone is like that but like you said - it all must be acknowledged somewhere!
Yes! I am very similar to you as well so never feel bad! So glad you were able to connect with me on this too!
I was a mean girl in church. I’m a PK and church was the one place I felt in control. In contrast to my experiences in school growing up. I did not steward my position well during that time. But, once I came to really really know Jesus things changed for me. I saw that I was making it hard for people to enjoy Christ and church. And I needed community more than I thought I did.
Thank you for writing.
Aww wow thank you for sharing this perspective! Im so thankful you were able to see who you were and change it for the better. We all have times where we needed to change and I’m so thankful you did!