Alright! Who's next? Step right up

[Linda]

Are you reading the same RESPONSES that I read?
Very few of them examine JUST the methods.

The POLL questions were pretty narrowly worded to elicit responses on the METHODS. Some people used that as an opportunity to expand the topic.

You opened the door.

Felt like gossip. I stuck with positive words and a direct quote to Gerald.
It was uncomfortable. I felt like he had been in trouble behind the scenes and you were coming to us for backup.
IMHO. *bows out gracefully*

I agree, I felt very uncomfortable also. Gerald has a lot of passion and concern on several subjects, but comes across very blunt, therefore, folks get all upset when in discussions with him. I personally love the subjects he brings to the board for discussions...they challenge me to think!!! Love ya Gerald! Will you be at the J2 assembly gatherings so we can all give you hugs????

[Sherry]

Who's next to have your character disected by public poll???

Character??? You ARE quite a "character" but the only thing being dissected was whether your METHODOLOGY made your message less well received. Period... nothing about character, integrity or anything else.

Are you reading the same poll questions I wrote??

Are you reading the same RESPONSES that I read?
Very few of them examine JUST the methods.

If I said anything Gerald to offend you, I apologize, I definitely didn't mean to, I actually was in support of you.

[Pastor Gary]

You opened the door.

A little will-power goes a long way, Wen!

How would checking a box in a poll be gossip??? It was the "I just can't resist adding my $.02" that made it gossip.

[Pastor Bill]

Myself, I didn't say anything in the poll that I wouldn't say to Gerald face to face. Brother I love you, and consider you a friend, Yes I do think at times people miss the message due to the method, and sometimes I think you jump on things a little quick, when they may just be poor wording or things like that

One example of that would be the church my FIL started attending, it seems to really lean more toward WOF at times, or at least did with their old pastor) Their new pastor doesn't seem to go there, but the way things are worded sometimes make me wonder. I have talked to my FIL about it, and he sees how it could be taken that way, but insists that's not the way it is meant, and other comments he has made quoting the pastor, or commenting on something that happened or the way it was handled, I think they are on pretty solid ground. With his mother in hospice and probably going home any day now, the comfort and support the pastors have given have been NO WHERE near the WOF Junk. BUT on first glance, I was ready to write it off as WOF.