Week #10 Church Fight

By Nick Smith
Tuesday 03-24

1. The Issue
The conflict in his story arose from adding a contemporary service the regular Sunday morning worship. The people who objected the contemporary service did so because they thought it was against the “proper” way to worship. Bob told me that their objections were based largely on a misunderstanding.
Other objectors thought that this contemporary worship would change the nature of the church, making it less sacred and more secular. Others thought that the church was doing well as is so there was no real reason to change it.

2. How Bad It Got:
The problem didn’t cause a church split or anything, but it did cause a few families to leave.

3. What could have resolved it—what someone should have done.
Bob says that the best action was taken. Instead of letting everyone know about the issue ahead of time, the elders just chose a date and implemented it. This way, there could be no discussion and people would just have to accept it. Now, I do agree that it was a good tactic. But I am not sure I really like it, as an American, I think I have the right to complain about everything. The reason I am not really sure it was the best tactic is because people did get angry enough about it to leave. Were those people right to leave their church family over this issue?-No. But something should have been done to restrain those who they thought would have had the biggest problem with it. Forewarn those people; let them know that there will still be a traditional service available. I think people are too willing to leave the church, and as pastors, we should be aware of this issue.