SurvivingSara

Tag: church

  • Misadventures of an Accidental Ministry Leader

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    Although my husband and I enjoyed our little, liberal, Presbyterian, gray-haired, 100-person congregation, we moved to a large church down the road, located on a private university campus, in order to provide our kids with a children’s program. I had no idea, until then, how much more conservative Presbyterians might be. In the 2000’s, as…

  • Does Church Work?

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    This topic has been simmering in my heart and mind for decades. Having attended church regularly for years, serving in many different capacities, and eventually volunteering as director of women’s ministry, I saw several examples of folks behaving badly. Worse, there are people convinced they’ve got it dialed in who think nothing of gossiping or…

  • My Faith Journey

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    One day at a strip mall, two older girls, late teens or early 20’s, approached my friend and I, asking if we had accepted Christ. I was probably in fifth or sixth grade. One of them explained, “You just have to ask Jesus into your heart.” I said, “Oh, yeah. I ask him in all…