You have to be close enough to see the bones

Every church has skeletons.

Every. Church..

Having worked in four churches, every one of them had skeletons that most members of the congregation were unaware of.

I heard of many other skeletons elsewhere which never saw the light of day.

Now, most skeletons rattling around a church are not fit for the front page. Or barely a tweet.

But they are there.

Past hurts.

Past splits.

Past blunders.

Past mistakes.

Unless you get knee-deep in the church, you’ll never hear about them.

You’ll never stumble over the details.

You’ll never trip over the wreckage left behind.

This is the danger of becoming a member of a church.

This is the reality of getting involved in a ministry.

You will be close enough to see the skeletons.

And you will find skeletons.

But they are everywhere.