The janitor is threatening to quit because the youth group played a game on the grass over the weekend, and now the lawn needs extra work. I can understand each and every one of the gripes mentioned above. Ah, yes, think what it would mean. In other words, churches are so preoccupied with the petty, they can't spend the time required to do what does matter. Pettiness should have no place at all in any church for any reason.
Petty people are ugly people.
They are people who have lost their vision. They had entertained in lots of churches around this part of the country since their last visit to us. Lots of wonderful experiences, some not so wonderful. He had noticed the number of congregations that appeared to be experiencing difficulty. How easy that is to do.