At a youth ministry conference I attended many years ago, the speaker told us that if you answer the same question about an event 3 times, you should change your brochure or send out on email to clarify. I've talked to several people the last few days about my last post and felt that I should say a couple of things. 1) No one "woo-ed" me over to the Anglican church. While I did have several conversations with many different people about the move, they were instigated by me. If anything, some of the conversations I had slowed down the process.
2) I am completely committed to the youth ministry at St John's Episcopal Church. I will continue to serve to my fullest ability for as long as they will have me. Building up this group has become somewhat of a challenge for me and I am in no way ready to give up. I will (and already have) been less visible on Sunday mornings but will do my best not to just fade away.
3) When I speak of the problems I have with the Episcopal church, it is NOT a reflection of many of the local churches that I have ever been a part of, or even of most local parishes in our area. If you belong or attend an Episcopal church, I am not knocking it. This is a personal decision on my part and not an endorsement of one denomination over another. I'm not campaigning for an exodus here.
I appreciate the messages and support that I have received from you all and if anyone has any questions or concerns I would be glad to talk to you about them.
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