You ever comes across a news link that you know you probably shouldn't click, but you click it anyway and what you see disgusts you?
Just happened to me.
SO SICK of church. 
That's how I feel right now.
Being in leadership isn't easy and it isn't fun. I've been on the phone putting out fires and trying to find compromises all morning.On one hand, one of my P&W leaders has officially requested to leave the team. My Bishop refused. This same P&W leader said she can't come to church early for prayer & a mini-run through of the songs because she comes to church with her mother and her mother cooks on Sunday mornings. Really? Can't she cook on Saturday night?
So this morning I'm on the phone with my Bishop trying to explain why we should release her if her heart isn't in it. He's afraid that if she leaves the team her next step may be out the door.
Sticking someone in a position to keep them will. Not. Work. Let the girl go!
On another hand my sister, our drummer/P&W team member, picks up kids from my mom's daycare and bring's them on Sunday mornings. I was trying to coordinate with the van driver to see if he could pick them up, thus allowing my sister to come to church early. No dice. Apparently patience isn't a virtue he can't claim. My sister said sometimes she has to wait a few minutes, so he said he'll leave them if they keep him waiting. I totally agree with leaving them if they're making him late, but he seemed to be TRYING to get out of it.
We have a thriving youth department and we don't want to disrupt that so I'll be meeting my sister BEFORE she goes to pick them up to pray with her one-on-one until such a time as we can get the parents to ready their children earlier (or the van driver learns what 'ministry' truly means).
On yet another hand the Most Annoying Bass Player In The World texted me to say 'someone' wouldn't speak to him at church on Sunday so he's sitting down and won't be playing.
Fine by me. He has already expressed reluctance to commit, comes to church late, comes to rehearsal late, and doesn't learn songs he's given. I say, let him sit. As a matter of fact I've been saying that for quite some time.
Only...my Bishop will likely want to have a meeting to discuss this and will try and convince him to continue playing for us. Again, he wants to keep the guy by getting him involved in ministry. It's so frustrating.
On the LAST hand I had to deal with some gossip. Somebody went to my mom and told her that I said something I didn't. I would personally sit down with my mom and this person and expose the lie, but my mom won't hear of it. After a 20min convo the air was clear, what I ACTUALLY said was made plain, and it's over.
...all of this was just this morning.
Lord, deliver me from your people.
