A Concern

Today in The Franklin Press in the "Rants and Raves" section at the bottom of the front page, there is a rant that reads: "It's a shame that some local churches have to rely on show business to get new members. Leave the show biz to Hollywood and let's get back to God." Well, I was quiet taken aback by that because I really didn't know what it was refering to. I didn't even know it was there until some one pointed it out to me and made reference to the dinner show we just finished at Holly Springs. Then it absolutely broke my heart. Here these people were nice enough to allow us to use their building and then, if it actually does reference us, it gets thrown back in their faces. The whole problem with the "rants and raves" is first of all, there is no name attached (if you are going to stand for something, stand for it and be brave enough to attach your name, otherwise- don't bother) and the other thing is something written so vague you wonder if you are the one having the finger pointed at. Later a friend said that another church was doing a musical through their church as opposed to the community group only using the building as we did and perhaps it was in reference to that. If that be the case, then I wish they had specified because everyone knows we did the dinner show just a few weeks ago and no one really knows about the other show, so it puts us in a bad place. If it is ment for us, that person did not see our show or else they would know that the Pastor welcomed everyone to the building and invited them to return if they were interested in finding out about the church and even went into detail on the purposes of the church. He specifically said this is not a church function, but a function by the people of the community and they are only providing the space. I never want to offend anyone because our goal is to provide quality FAMILY entertainment (it says so on the web site) for the community to enjoy. I was and am very proud of that show and what it meant to many people. My other rant would be do they (the caller) not see what a wonderful opportunity that was to get people into a church, many that would never darken the door. Even though they may have left with nothing obvious, maybe, just maybe a tiny little seed was planted. We spend too much time barking- where is the compassion people?!?! No, church is no place for showing out, but it is a place for worship and at times bringing people together to enjoy one another's company in a wholesome and safe environment.