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Old 02-23-2009, 12:04 PM   #14
TLFisher
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Default Re: Group Think: A Sinister Snare For Elders and Congregations Alike

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Originally Posted by Ohio View Post

Another shortage for us was the "lacking of personal family conviction!" It seems the LC was the most damaging to those who lacked both personal biblical conviction and solid family relationships. I definitely qualified for both. All of us who placed the church above our family did indeed suffer much. Groupthink produced a kind of atmosphere where it was somehow "unspiritual" to spend quality time with one's family.
I often considered how come so many children raised in the local churches are no longer meeting in the local churches? One answer is to make the ministry more important than the family life. Not taking the time to know their children, to nurture, to listen, etc.

Terry
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