I had an issue at my church years ago I need to confess.
It was assumed because I briefly worked on the social media for a specific project that I would continue working on it after the project completed.
I went to a few meetings where the leaders, who were paid by the church while I was the one paying them, were scattered and not clear what they wanted and rambled about unimportant things like testimonies of how they were encouraged by others posts and they want to put good Bible verses up.
I’m not sure if I said it at the meeting, but really I see social media not as a way to build community but as a way to communicate events and opportunities for people to attend to meet people in person.
They started talking about taking pictures of people during services, which I was really not comfortable doing. I don’t think taking pictures of people worshipping in an intimate moment with God is a good thing to do.
To top it off, one of the women who brought up taking pictures and that they were going to put up a sign so that people in the sanctuary know that they are consenting to pictures being taken just by being there asked me to take down a picture of her back since it made her look fat.
However, despite the nonsense, I took the initiative since I had an instinct for posting. But honestly, no one included me in any of the planning that was going on in the church. So I would just make posts as I heard about stuff through the grapevine. Their poor communication felt a little silly for something they seemed to really want to do the right way.
Once Christmas came I was working on posts and tagging church leaders who were rarely interacting with the posts. I found that irritating.
The woman who was technically in charge of asked me to change something I had spent three hours making. I received her response and started working on it the next day. She followed up and she said she was surprised I “had not yet made the change” she asked. I honestly responded about the amount of time I had already spent that week and that I was working on it. It was at that point I made up my mind to stop and I politely emailed the staff. I said at the end of the year that I was finished. I appreciated the opportunity and I gave tips I used which seemed to work. I got two respondes. A perhaps snarky “thank you for your service” from one pastor and from the bossy woman in charge a few weeks later ” have you reconsidered your resgination.”
My issues
– why are you trying to run this church like it’s a corporation? I have a bachelor’s degree from a business college and I was in banking for three years. If you’re trying to run it like a business I can tell you your failing on all points and as a tither, if we’re using this analogy, I’m a shareholder and you work for me.
i couldn’t get past the church focusing on raising money instead of raising Jesus.
–I was upset with tithing to a church that was not spending money on anything I thought a church should…
— I am upset that the sermons don’t lead people to Jesus
— I am upset that people don’t know all He can do.
–if God isn’t stopping this, what can I do?
I truly see my own issues here
– pride in my work quality and thinking that if anyone should be paid it’s me
– not willing to be a servant to these leaders in the church because I truly don’t honor them.
– I am mad at myself for just following the rules and meeting expectations others set for me. I want my own dreams and expectations. I want not to be affected by other people
I will
- repent
- forgive people
- Honor people
- Leave that church
Blessed and Kept 