Dear People of Church X

An open letter to church X.
You don't even realize it.
I wasn't sure I did either, but I do now.
You don't realize it now, but you will. You will see that Satan uses good Christian people to destroy ministries.
It happens every day.
Good, well meaning people who think there doing the right thing.
Stir up some trouble, flex your muscle, show everyone who's the boss.
But what you don't realize is that your church's ministry, the very thing that you claim is important, will be gone.
And it will take years, if ever, to rebuild it.
You see the church may operate sometimes like it's in a vacuum, but it isn't.
People talk, and boy do they like a good story.
The one about the church down the road that can't get along, that is in the middle of a fight.
People love to see God's people acting like wrestlers at the WWE, or Nascar drivers who bump each other.
And we all know how a good story spreads.
Good luck asking someone to come to church next Sunday.
Hey if they want to get involved in a fight, they can go to the school board meeting.
Nobody wants to walk into a church that is so tense that you could bounce a quarter off of the piano.
But your so busy pushing your agenda, you don't even see that.
So here is my suggestion.
The entire leadership, everybody, take a mission trip to Haiti. I could even arrange it for you, I have some good friends that would love to help.
Look at the poverty, see the need. Remember what it is you were called to be. Remember you are here to serve. You might not be quite as selfish.
You might even humble your hearts before God.
Because that brothers and sisters,
is the only way God is going to bless your ministry again.
Tom