Emphasis Preaching Journal
When a new pastor arrived...
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When a new pastor arrived at a small rural parish, she found the church's self-image was fragile. Soon she ummasked a clue to negative attitudes. Grandmothers, who were the young mothers of large families during the 1950s, met her inquiries about the church school with apology. They compared everything to the by-gone era.
Teachers tended to dismiss a church school class if only two or three came on a Sunday morning. Preparers of programs for men's and women's meetings complained of effort expended and suggested that it was wasted on so few.
Teachers tended to dismiss a church school class if only two or three came on a Sunday morning. Preparers of programs for men's and women's meetings complained of effort expended and suggested that it was wasted on so few.
