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“Church would be okay,” the old saying goes, “if it weren’t for the people.”
“Hurt people,” the statement says, “hurt people.”
“My church is doing much better these days,” a pastor recently informed me, “since most of our folks left.”
I get the point. We’ve all experienced it. The people we care for over many years and invest time, energy, and emotions in, brag on us one day and then turn from us when we need them most. But really, the church is people—not a building, a service, a day, or a time. It’s a collection of people gathering together to worship God and develop relationships with Him and one another.
Keep reading this article on Lifeway Research.