Comments on: Close to Home http://ryanbrymer.com/2010/07/15/close-to-home/ Tue, 14 Feb 2012 17:02:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Ryan http://ryanbrymer.com/2010/07/15/close-to-home/#comment-531 Ryan Thu, 15 Jul 2010 21:23:13 +0000 http://ryanbrymer.com/?p=89#comment-531 thanks man. no worries. I just thought it best to further explain myself since I had been thinking those things myself earlier in the day. appreciate your thoughts. thanks man. no worries. I just thought it best to further explain myself since I had been thinking those things myself earlier in the day.
appreciate your thoughts.

]]> By: Robert http://ryanbrymer.com/2010/07/15/close-to-home/#comment-530 Robert Thu, 15 Jul 2010 20:08:44 +0000 http://ryanbrymer.com/?p=89#comment-530 I didn't think you did at all, I think that the perspective you have is totally on. I was only suggesting that the comparison was a lil off merely because of what you said 1.) opportunity and 2.) environment. I said that your prior church didn't have to go through all that and thinking about it now, for the sake of community I pray that church community never has to experience this kind of tragedy. Like I said earlier it pains my heart to think of how people that have been directly involved with those lost so suddenly are left to cope. I do however find it encouraging that your church community was involved with the ones passed, because it speaks clear as day that those families have a berieving church family to help. And that the community has an anchor to cling to through the days ahead. Even more so that the anchor itself is based firmly on the promise of Christ's love, compassion, and salvation. Hope that cleared up anything I might have been foggy on. Robert I didn’t think you did at all, I think that the perspective you have is totally on. I was only suggesting that the comparison was a lil off merely because of what you said 1.) opportunity and 2.) environment. I said that your prior church didn’t have to go through all that and thinking about it now, for the sake of community I pray that church community never has to experience this kind of tragedy. Like I said earlier it pains my heart to think of how people that have been directly involved with those lost so suddenly are left to cope. I do however find it encouraging that your church community was involved with the ones passed, because it speaks clear as day that those families have a berieving church family to help. And that the community has an anchor to cling to through the days ahead. Even more so that the anchor itself is based firmly on the promise of Christ’s love, compassion, and salvation. Hope that cleared up anything I might have been foggy on.

Robert

]]> By: Ryan http://ryanbrymer.com/2010/07/15/close-to-home/#comment-529 Ryan Thu, 15 Jul 2010 19:45:15 +0000 http://ryanbrymer.com/?p=89#comment-529 Robert, Thanks for the response. I had considered saying more in regard to my former church, but I didn't want to be too long-winded. 2 things come to mind: 1) opportunity and 2) environment. I'm not saying that my former church failed in connecting to the community or responding to tragedy - far from it. I'm just, more so, contrasting my personal experiences. I will say, however, that FBC Coppell has been very intentional in connecting to the community on a civic level - this has a lot to do with the church being 100+ years old. I think that many churches have become very insular and distanced themselves from their neighborhoods. Here in DFW that is particularly the case because there are so many huge, commuter churches that draw from 45min-1hr away. So, again, I didn't intend to disparage 121, but rather to confirm FBC in our engagement which is as much a corporate intention as it is personal/individual. Thanks again for the comment. Robert,
Thanks for the response. I had considered saying more in regard to my former church, but I didn’t want to be too long-winded. 2 things come to mind: 1) opportunity and 2) environment.
I’m not saying that my former church failed in connecting to the community or responding to tragedy – far from it. I’m just, more so, contrasting my personal experiences.
I will say, however, that FBC Coppell has been very intentional in connecting to the community on a civic level – this has a lot to do with the church being 100+ years old. I think that many churches have become very insular and distanced themselves from their neighborhoods. Here in DFW that is particularly the case because there are so many huge, commuter churches that draw from 45min-1hr away.
So, again, I didn’t intend to disparage 121, but rather to confirm FBC in our engagement which is as much a corporate intention as it is personal/individual.
Thanks again for the comment.

]]> By: Robert http://ryanbrymer.com/2010/07/15/close-to-home/#comment-528 Robert Thu, 15 Jul 2010 18:23:01 +0000 http://ryanbrymer.com/?p=89#comment-528 I think what you're saying is true to the extent of comparison to how the 2 church environments were effected differently to tragedy, but in all do respect you need to take into account that your previous church never had to experience the tragedies of this magnitude. Not as it directly effected the church body as a whole. Maybe certain people here and there, but the number of tragic losses that First Coppell has endured in the recent year or so is suffice to say overwhelming. I am deeply saddened by these events an my heart aches for the community of Coppell, please know that we are praying for healing, understanding, and growth for your church and the community. Robert I think what you’re saying is true to the extent of comparison to how the 2 church environments were effected differently to tragedy, but in all do respect you need to take into account that your previous church never had to experience the tragedies of this magnitude. Not as it directly effected the church body as a whole. Maybe certain people here and there, but the number of tragic losses that First Coppell has endured in the recent year or so is suffice to say overwhelming. I am deeply saddened by these events an my heart aches for the community of Coppell, please know that we are praying for healing, understanding, and growth for your church and the community.

Robert

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