From Lifeway Research: Even Paul had to deal with a messy church. No church is perfect, and every church, if it’s growing and the Spirit is working, is messy.
By Ryan Rice
Church is messy. Spend only a few weeks in ministry leadership and this statement reveals itself to be true. A few years ago, I found myself dejected and discouraged, saying to the Lord, “I didn’t sign up for this.”
It was only a few years into our church plant in New Orleans, and I was already at the end of my rope. The main question running through my mind was, “What did I do wrong?” More Here