PRAYER AND PRAISE forum is no longer

Postby **Shellie** » March 1st, 2008, 5:08 am

Prayer and praise requests can now be posted in the main forum.

Ilovebigcats · Postby **Ilovebigcats** » March 1st, 2008, 7:12 am

*claps*

Good decision!!!!

INLOVE · Postby **INLOVE** » March 1st, 2008, 11:12 am

awsome!! Great idea!!

rjc · Postby **rjc** » March 1st, 2008, 5:22 pm

I am probably in the minority but I loved the Prayer and Praise Forum. Even when I was real busy and didn't have time to check out J2 I could pop into the forum and see if someone was asking for extra prayers, now I will have to scroll through all the posts. I know that sounds a little selfish and I'm sorry but I will miss this forum.

Ilovebigcats · Postby **Ilovebigcats** » March 1st, 2008, 7:09 pm

Maybe we can start all posts with "Prayer-"??? That way people will know that is what it is.

Penny · Postby **Penny** » March 2nd, 2008, 2:30 am

rjc wrote:I am probably in the minority but I loved the Prayer and Praise Forum. Even when I was real busy and didn't have time to check out J2 I could pop into the forum and see if someone was asking for extra prayers, now I will have to scroll through all the posts. I know that sounds a little selfish and I'm sorry but I will miss this forum.

ME TO... I allways looked at it.

RamboPreacher · Postby **RamboPreacher** » March 2nd, 2008, 2:39 am

rjc wrote:I am probably in the minority but I loved the Prayer and Praise Forum. Even when I was real busy and didn't have time to check out J2 I could pop into the forum and see if someone was asking for extra prayers, now I will have to scroll through all the posts. I know that sounds a little selfish and I'm sorry but I will miss this forum.

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and same here.

Susie Hamilton · Postby **Susie Hamilton** » March 2nd, 2008, 11:56 am

same here.

Postby **Shellie** » March 2nd, 2008, 3:32 pm

Here's the problems.

Problem number one. We had a prayer forum, right? STILL, people would post in the main forum...usually with a start of "I know this will be moved to the prayer forum, but...." So, essentially extra work for the mods when we have to move it to where it should have been posted in the first place.

Side note: Somehow the idea is that more people read the main forum.
Now, it makes sense to me that the ones who WILL pray, do READ the prayer forum, but still a lot of people felt it necessary to post it in the main forum anyhow.

Problem number two:

People post death notices or extreme and urgent emergencies that include info in the main forum and request prayer to go with that notice or info.

Because of the nature of those posts, we leave them in the main forum, but we move "I've got the flu" to the prayer forum. So, what happens when we do this? We get complaints of why are some moved and some not moved? Are some people more important than others? You get the picture.

So, in an effort to make everybody happy, we did away with the problem. So please, those of you who are not happy now, please put on a smiley face and pretend you are.

Penny · Postby **Penny** » March 2nd, 2008, 3:53 pm

please put on a smiley face and pretend you are. Very Happy

RamboPreacher · Postby **RamboPreacher** » March 2nd, 2008, 5:17 pm

Jennifer Smith · Postby **Jennifer Smith** » March 2nd, 2008, 6:33 pm

I'm choosing to have a good attitude, today!

Also, we need prayer, the church tithes and offerings were stolen today after church. So I guess I'll be one of the first to post my prayer request in the main forum. (legally!

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Postby **Pastor Gary** » March 2nd, 2008, 6:36 pm

Jennifer Smith wrote::D I'm choosing to have a good attitude, today!

Also, we need prayer, the church tithes and offerings were stolen today after church. So I guess I'll be one of the first to post my prayer request in the main forum. (legally! )

Oh, wow... that is one we have never had to face. Don't know about you, but having that stolen would be horrible for a church living pretty much from offering to offering.

Jennifer Smith · Postby **Jennifer Smith** » March 2nd, 2008, 6:42 pm

The church is doing okay because of having the daycare, etc.. it's a hit for us personally though!
But, we will be okay. I am trusting in God. I am praying for God to move in this person's heart. There were no visitors today, it was someone in the congregation, who went into my purse (both Sam and the treasurer were out today) to get the money.

Question: Do you think they would be able to cash a check written out to a church?

Should I move this to another thread? Don't mean to hijack.

dolfan · Postby **dolfan** » March 2nd, 2008, 7:46 pm

I don't know if they'd even try to cash checks if they have any idea they'd get caught. But, I'd certainly let everyone who may have written one know through general notice that if they did write one, to please contact their bank to stop payment on their checks. I'd also call all local banks and ask them to waive fees for stop payment requests for your congregants, and let them know what happened.

This is terrible, and I'm sorry it happened. I pray that God will move the person who did this to make it right. I hope you and Sam will be okay.

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