Mar
26
2007
How "Saving Bellevue" is Destroying Bellevue (Take 2)
Almost two months ago, I posted an article entitled “How ‘Saving Bellevue’ is Destroying Bellevue,” in which I decried the slander and gossip found on the SavingBellevue website. People continue to leave comments on that thread, many supporting the point of my article and others challenging my viewpoint.
One question has come up several times in the comment section, both from those who support the Bellevue site and those who disagree with the methods taken. “What should we do?” This comment from “Debbie” sums it up best.
What would you suggest someone should do if they are ever faced with this problem in their own Church? I think this is the best question of the Blog and really the next point of value after dealing with both sides of the “Saving Bellevue” site issue.
I understand the deep desire of getting the truth out to people in your church, when the church has taken a left turn that you either perceive as unscriptural or really is unscriptural. You want the truth known and the church you love protected from the guaranteed attack from the evil one (who would love to destroy a church), or from the wrath of God as he chastens his shepherds for deceiving or harming His sheep.
We could all agree that the people in Bellevue went to leadership and weren’t heard. Let’s assume that was true. The question is then, what is the next right thing to do? I’ll assume a lot of prayer went into the decisions made – even those to create the website, must have taken prayer. So I’m not arguing about the site topic, but I do want to discuss what God would want us to do.
So again, what would you suggest someone should do if they are ever faced with genuine deception problems or other severe sins within the leadership in their own Church? Would you make this a new topic for discussion?
Well, here’s a new topic for discussion. What should one do if at odds with the leadership of a church? Leave? Stay and fight? Compromise? Ruin the pastor’s reputation?