Destruction of a Church

So... I had a very interesting converstation today with my wonderful mother. To start off this blog entry let me describe my mother. My mother is incredible. She is a very hard working women and is very strong in her convictions. I look up to her very much, she is the first person that I call when I need advice (which is quite often), she is the first person I call when I need prayer (which is quite often), she is a rock in my life and my sister's. I love you mom.

Well my mother and my stepdad attend a Cowboy church. Now if you don't know what that is, just think about it. It'a a church that Cowboy's attend. Mostly Cowboy churches are in small towns all around Texas. My mother and stepdad live in Glen Rose, Texas outside Ft. Worth. Over the past couple of days the Cowboy church has had a falling out. A man with responsibility in Cowboy church inc. spoke on Sunday at their church and he seemed to put his two cents into what their church has developed into. Apparently, the Cowboy church was not fulfilling its rightful duty as a "Cowboy church". The real problem has been that my mother's church has lacked effective leadership over the past couple of years and because of that their church has developed into something that is very comfortable for them.

Now I don't know alot about Cowboy churches, but I know that when a church lacks effective leadership the church tends to develop in a way that is comfortable for it's members. One thing that I know is that effective leaders look out for what God believes is best for their flock. I find it hard to change in that aspect, especially when a non-effective leader has been in place. When this guy spoke on Sunday he demolished the hope within the church. Spoke about things in such a way that it turned people off. I know when people step out and speak their mind they are bound to push people over the edge. But churches split up because of differentiation of beliefs. When that happens one of two things can happen: 2 churches form or one whole church is destroyed. I hate that. I pray that this does not happen for the church, but it is so hard to have your church critized for the work that it is doing and told to get its act together.

That was my vent for the day! Please pray for my mother's church, it is a very hard concept to hear about. So I definitely know that she is struggling.