Future Hopeful Church Leader, Indignant and Dismayed by Messy Floor Outside of Broom Closet--Does Nothing.

Austin, TX

It happened at service this morning, when Art McDonald slipped out for just a moment to use the bathroom. "I felt something crunchy under my flipflops as I walked down the hall. I took a little closer look and realized someone had clearly spilled coffee grounds all over the floor."

At "Servants Church", a small coffee bar sits in the long hallway on the path to the sanctuary. We assume someone responsible for setup, spilled some along the way. We asked Art how he believed it all happened, and he told us.

"How exactly isn't clear, but it was a problem. It's really just sad there was nobody around to clean it up. Like, hello leaders--was it just supposed to stay like that? What a mess. This is God's House. Cleanliness is next to godliness you know. Why wasn't anyone doing anything about it? I mean, it was right outside an unlocked broom closet. Any elder or deacon could have setup a ministry for this by now. But, there isn't one, and I'm not sure what to make of it. The door was even cracked open a little. Anyone could have just grabbed a broom, and swept it up."

Clearly dismayed by the apparent lack of concern or oversight for the spill, we asked Art why it was he thought nobody did anything. "Well, as I finished my trip to the bathroom and back to service, I thought about that. There really needs to be a ministry for something like this, and I'm a little bothered our leadership hasn't drew it up. Why don't we have something like that? As I sat there in my seat, all I could do was think about that mess still sitting there--right outside a broom closet! Do our church leaders not realize this is a problem? I mean, they must know things get spilled. Why are they ignoring it? If I was a deacon or an elder, it's definitely something I would put in order. It's one of the first things I would do, actually. I'd call it, "Clean Sweep Ministry", or something. But, I guess our leaders just haven't thought about it. I wonder, do they care? I was so upset I couldn't even look at it as I walked by it again on my way out. I went straight to my car and headed home."

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