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by: angelpie Active Indicator LED Icon 1 OP 
~ 7 years ago   Apr 2, '16 8:13pm  
Anyone gone to the Journey Church? 4951
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sh56 Active Indicator LED Icon 13
~ 7 years ago   Apr 2, '16 8:23pm  
Nope but neighbors do.  Heard good things about it. 4951
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Forgiven_One Active Indicator LED Icon  New Member
~ 7 years ago   Apr 3, '16 2:06am  
I attended for a while.  4951
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angelpie Active Indicator LED Icon 1 OP 
~ 7 years ago   Apr 3, '16 7:20pm  
I attended for a while. 
 
@Forgiven_One: liked? What made you stop attending?
 
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Forgiven_One Active Indicator LED Icon  New Member
~ 7 years ago   Apr 9, '16 1:56pm  
 
@Forgiven_One: liked? What made you stop attending?
 
 
@angelpie: I'm sorry for the delay in responding, I just saw this!  I did like it there.  I stopped attending because there was somewhat of a conflict I guess between my family & leadership.  In my case I live a life of great faith which was admired by many, though for me, all glory goes only to God, not myself, bc it's God in me, I'm nothing without Him.  Anyway, from what I understand- someone who knew me around 10 years ago attended attended Journey.  10 years ago I wasn't walking close with God in faith, etc. & made some mistakes, sinned, etc.  Who hasn't, right?  From what I understand the person that knew me back then went to leadership & basically gossiped about my mistakes/sins in the past (that are all covered under the blood of Jesus, which I've repented from, etc).  Leadership then approached me about it & confirmed what was truth & gave phone numbers to those who could/would confirm that my life was changed from what it was 10 years ago.  I assured leadership that I was not that same person, I had repented & done no such thing in 10 years, etc.  I had a really hard time understanding why it felt as if I was basically being put on trial for sins of my past that I knew were covered & washed away by the blood of Jesus, just because someone wanted to gossip about the mistakes of my past (I'm not a child molester/abuser or murderer and I'm no threat to anyone).  It was an awful feeling.  Thank God I am secure in God & know who I am in God bc I imagine if I was a new Christian or not so strong in God, then my faith would have been shattered from this experience.  I pretty much felt ostracized.  It wasn't something I ever expected to experience at church.  But I do know that being a Christian makes no one perfect & I don't know what the reasoning was behind leadership doing this, I was some what left hanging.  Basically they told me not to come back around, until they cleared things up.  They cleared things up & didn't contact me until nearly 3 months later.  
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donnatella Active Indicator LED Icon 13 Forum Moderator
~ 7 years ago   Apr 9, '16 2:07pm  
Church leadership has to consider the church as a whole. It could be that the person who knew you went make a big enough stink where it couldn't just be forgive and forget. They might have considered the gossip serious enough to investigate and remove you for security issues or to prevent a large scale uprising where sides are taken that splits the church in half. It sounds like the past errs were more than minor, and warranted due diligence. 4951
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Forgiven_One Active Indicator LED Icon  New Member
~ 7 years ago   Apr 9, '16 2:44pm  
@donnatellaI agree/understand what your saying.  I think it all just caught me by surprise, because it's not as if it were something I had been trying to hide by any means.  It was just a part of my young adult life (late teens/early 20s) that I had moved past & didn't think I would ever be faced with again.  That's not to say that they were not justified in confronting me, bc like you said, they have to consider the church body as a whole.  I guess I just expected that when I was honest with them about it all & gave them the resources to verify what I said, that they would follow through with that & find the truth & clear any doubts, etc.  I do understand that it is better to send one person away than to risk a split in the church etc. & I certainly prefer to be gone than to ever cause conflict or risk of a split/separation anywhere!  It still hurt, that's all.  Nonetheless, I trust God & know He has a plan for me.  I think it's a matter of perception regarding whether the past errs were small or not.  To most outsiders, I've been told it seems minor, but to the person that it affected most, of course it is more major (understandably so).  I lied by omission about a painful part of my life.   4951
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~ 7 years ago   Apr 9, '16 2:57pm  
"10 years ago I wasn't walking close with God in faith, etc. & made some mistakes, sinned, etc."John 3: 16-18For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that
whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life. 17"For God did not send the Son into the world to judge the world, but that the world might be saved through Him. 18"He
who believes in Him is not judged; he who does not believe has been
judged already, because he has not believed in the name of the only
begotten Son of God.… 4951
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Mahm Active Indicator LED Icon 9
~ 7 years ago   Apr 9, '16 3:04pm  
Our former pastor used to say, "I don't care who you are, where you've been, or what you've done, we are going to love you here." He would also say, "There is level ground at the foot of the cross." I don't agree with confronting a church member about their past, unless it has to do with the background check to volunteer in the children's department. If it is something you are currently doing, the Bible says one other believer should approach you quietly to help you repent. If the sin persists, then church leadership could intervene. You are covered by grace. You have been redeemed. Whatever you did prior to your salvation has been forgiven and forgotten by God. 4951
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~ 7 years ago   Apr 9, '16 3:08pm  
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Forgiven_One Active Indicator LED Icon  New Member
~ 7 years ago   Apr 9, '16 3:27pm  
Our former pastor used to say, "I don't care who you are, where you've been, or what you've done, we are going to love you here." He would also say, "There is level ground at the foot of the cross." I don't agree with confronting a church member about their past, unless it has to do with the background check to volunteer in the children's department. If it is something you are currently doing, the Bible says one other believer should approach you quietly to help you repent. If the sin persists, then church leadership could intervene. You are covered by grace. You have been redeemed. Whatever you did prior to your salvation has been forgiven and forgotten by God.
 
@Mahm: Thank you Mahm.  I needed to be reminded of that.  I love what your former pastor used to say.  Very well put & I agree with you.  The pastors are/were fairly new pastors & I can't even imagine how difficult it is to be in that leadership position.  I pray they learn from the experience with me & never repeat it.  Thank God for His grace!  <3
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~ 7 years ago   Apr 9, '16 3:30pm  
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angelpie Active Indicator LED Icon 1 OP 
~ 7 years ago   Apr 9, '16 9:38pm  
@Forgiven_One: Wow. That is horrible. We are all sinners and for the pastors to treat you that way is awful. I have never heard of such a thing. Thank you for your honesty about your experience. Church should be a place you feel accepted, especially by the clergy.
 
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Forgiven_One Active Indicator LED Icon  New Member
~ 7 years ago   Apr 9, '16 10:25pm  
@Forgiven_One: Wow. That is horrible. We are all sinners and for the pastors to treat you that way is awful. I have never heard of such a thing. Thank you for your honesty about your experience. Church should be a place you feel accepted, especially by the clergy.
 
@angelpie: It felt pretty horrible at the time.  I'm so sorry for the negativity, but it's my honest/truthful experience.  My intent however was never to badmouth or speak down or again the pastors/leadership.  I do think they are good people, trying to do the right thing and unfortunately in my case I believe they went the wrong direction.  But please know that mine is just one person's experience & it was huge & very hurtful, but the pastors/leadership did lots of good in the time that I was there before this happened.  They reached out and helped me and prayed with/for me, etc.  And I witnessed them do the same with many other families in the church.  I feel like they were perhaps pulled the wrong way for reasons I don't know.  I can't imagine how difficult a leadership position must be, especially a Pastor!  I do think the person that went to them and gossiped about me is someone who has been at their church for a few years vs. myself having only been there about 6 months, so they knew the other person better.  Nothing justifies their actions and/or choices, but they're human as well.  Yes, they are leaders, so I do believe they are held to a higher standard.  But remember they were fairly new pastors at the time, still learning & growing themselves.  I don't want to paint an ugly picture of the pastors at all.  They made a poor choice (in my opinion), but who hasn't?  I have nothing but grace, love & forgiveness for them.  They are human, Christians & good pastors, striving to become better.  Please do not let my experience keep you from visiting the church.  This happened a little over a year ago.  I hope/pray they've grown and learned since then.  I totally agree that church should be a place where you feel accepted, most definitely by the clergy.  And I know there are many people at Journey who do feel accepted, by clergy & all.  I'm just one person that it was made very clear to that I wasn't welcome at the time.  There's always a bigger picture though.  I pray that you will be lead by God to the right church for you/your family & that my experience will not interfere in any way with what or where God calls you to serve,fellowship, learn, grow, etc. Blessings...
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~ 7 years ago   Apr 10, '16 6:14am  
Our former pastor used to say, "I don't care who you are, where you've been, or what you've done, we are going to love you here." He would also say, "There is level ground at the foot of the cross." I don't agree with confronting a church member about their past, unless it has to do with the background check to volunteer in the children's department. If it is something you are currently doing, the Bible says one other believer should approach you quietly to help you repent. If the sin persists, then church leadership could intervene. You are covered by grace. You have been redeemed. Whatever you did prior to your salvation has been forgiven and forgotten by God.
 
@mahm:
 
I'm hesistant to agree or disagree with the church's process without knowledge of what actually happened. Minor to some is major to others. However, I do agree with @mahm here. Well spoken.
 
Also, who is gonna confront the pastor about his past? Or the worship leader? Or the deacon? Or the door greeter? Everyone has a past as well as a present. I assume the name of the church speaks to that. Life is a journey. Mistakes will be made. He without sin cast the first stone.
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melissawells Active Indicator LED Icon  New Member
~ 7 years ago   Apr 10, '16 3:29pm  
[quote-tag-mismatch]Our former pastor used to say, "I don't care who you are, where you've been, or what you've done, we are going to love you here."
 
@Mahm:
 
We used to attend when the pastor who continuously used this phrase, until one day he stated this and with the same breath stated, "but here at journey church we also believe that a marriage is between a husband and wife; Adam and eve, not Adam and steve and if you believe in anything else, then you can find another church." So my husband and I looked at each other in complete shock and disbelief, grabbed our kids hands and walked out of the sermon. We've never been back! 4951
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