***Is this Right????***

[mark kennedy]

Help me but maybe I am wrong. I thought anything confidential about a person should not be shared publicly in a church. I attended a new church for the 1st time this past Sunday and the minister really went in on a member in the church bringing out all of her weaknesses and had the poor girl in tears. I felt sorry and embarrassed for her. He thing tried to tie it up as he was trying to give her advice and encouragement. Then he talked about the pastor's marriage. I felt it was none of anyone's business and those matters should of been discussed privately.

I guess my big question is do churches talk openly about their members to the congregation on personal issues happening in that member's life?

Help me I am lost on this one but I feel it is wrong.

I don't know what was said but your right about one thing, you don't float someones personal business like that. I would advise either confronting him with your concerns or finding a church that can handle church discipline with a little more Christlike discretion.

Of course seek the Spirits guidance and I have only the vaguest idea of what actually happened. But here's the thing, if you believe it was wrong you have to at least try to make it right. Don't go charging in with both horns down but I would have to say something to the man asking him if that was church discipline or shameless gossip. Any minister of the Gospel should be prepared to defend his/her actions in an effort to bring an erring brother/sister to repentance, and will.

Grace and peace,
Mark