There once was an atheist that lived next to a church. One night the church caught on fire and the parishioners rushed to the church to try to save their beloved place of worship. Part way through the fight one of the church members noticed that the atheistic neighbor was helping to haul water. The church member smugly told the atheist, "Wow, I've never seen you this close to the church before." The atheist quickly replied, "Well I've never seen the church on fire before."
Francis Chan interviewed by Mark Driscoll and Joshua Harris
not sure what to think about him leaving his church. is he following God's voice to leave despite the need he felt at his other church? or did it get to hard/heavy and so he quit and went somewhere else? is he burned out and running from commitment? or did he need to make a break from all compromise and make a statement with a radical stand on truth? brings up more questions... when working with others we often will need to compromise or follow to some degree. teams normally have to give and take to stay together. If this does not include compromising personally, then it will often include compromising regarding unity or ideas... when is sticking with your church - commitment? and when is it - compromise?
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