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# I was wrong part 5
- URL: https://www.dashhouse.com/20051026i-was-wrong-part-5-html/
- Published: 2005-10-26T22:01:30.000Z
- Updated: 2022-08-15T15:34:09.000Z
- Author: Darryl Dash
- Tags: Blog, Dying Church, #DashHouseCom, #wp

*This post is from the defunct blog “Dying Church”*

[Scott continues his series](http://scott.newheights.bc.ca/2005/10/i-was-wrong-part-5.htm?ref=dashhouse.com):

> as a pastor i believed that serving on a committe and being a part of a small group was the least a christian should do. i have come to understand that for many of us, it is the most we can do. we are insanely busy. church is insanely inconvenient. i was paid to have meetings, hold small groups and work evenings. most people have to come home from working 50 or 60 hours a week, get groceries, clean the house, do laundry, make supper, do the dishes and drop in bed. i never realized before how difficult it is to dedicate 2 or 3 nights a week and some weekends as a volunteer at a church. right now i work a part time job, am starting the club, am renoing the house and trying to have a social life. the thought of spending a couple of evenings a week in church activities stresses me out.

I remember [John Hull](http://www.iequip.org/site/c.gqLTI0OBKpF/b.847377/k.E445/Executive%5FTeam%5F%5FiEQUIPorg%5F%5FEquipping%5FLeaders%5Fto%5FReach%5FOur%5FWorld.htm?ref=dashhouse.com) saying he didn't realize how much effort it took just to show up to church until he left pastoring. For a lot of us, a measure of spirituality is how busy we are at church. If you can't keep them godly, keep them busy. I'm glad to see this starting to change.