tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10155125.post8871714412570178437..comments2008-02-16T08:00:43.592-08:00Preachrboyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08058617284103464853noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10155125.post-9091148755979330592008-02-16T08:00:00.000-08:002008-02-16T08:00:00.000-08:00Tom you are a better man than I -- I glanced at the title of the President's letter and deleted immediately -- we face here in NC wiscionsin declining communities falling manufacturing and many move away to seek work -- the college kids dont come back no jobs <BR/><BR/>I get frustrated when I get a member return from suburbia milwaukee, eau claire or madision and then say -- "they" are growing becasue of what they DO in worship - lets do that <BR/><BR/>thanks for the summary of the letter<BR/>kelPastor Kelly J. Learyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10893713469310627346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10155125.post-25278504020143343602008-02-12T12:32:00.000-08:002008-02-12T12:32:00.000-08:00Amen. One of our daughter congregations has taken to praying for us during their Sunday service because we are not so concerned with numbers. Our congregation has birthed five daughter congregations in the past twenty years but we are still tagged with being against missions if we don’t worry about that 5% yearly growth mentioned in the letter. <BR/>I do not envy you of the priestly caste who have to deal with this day after day.Frankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10606601821325532724noreply@blogger.com