Mini-skirt wearing pianist?

Sounds to me like that church needed more people with the right kind of bones...Backbones!

 

Amen Granny! That's a terrible testimony for a church to have someone up exposing themselves like that!
Normaly I would say not to go against God's man, but your pastor should have done something about that. HE should have spoke to the girl. It is God's church, and he is sheperd over it. He will have to answer for how he lead his people.
If lost people see suposed Christians doing as the world, then how are they to see a diffrence in us? Why would they want salvation if they saw us living like the world? It's just not a good testimony.
No girl should wear clothes like that anywhere, if you want my opinion. Even when you aren't at church, you're still suposed to live out your faith. We are to dress modestly. Dressing like that does not sound very honouring to the Lord if you ask me.
~Abby

 

or take the easy way out and throw a choir robe on her!

 

Interesting idea.....hmm.....

~Teresa~

 

One question....did she dress like that before she was asked to be a pianist?

~Teresa~

 

Believe it or not, that is an interesting question. Yes, she did dress that way before.
Chris</font>[/QUOTE]That's the problem right there....She dressed like that before, she was asked when she dressed like that, and I'm sure in her mind she doesn't see why she should have to change now....When you ask someone to do something, and they dress a certain way, they don't see any reason why they should have to change....Did anyone talk to her about it before she became a pianist?

~Teresa~

 

I probably would have, had I stayed there long enough after she became pianist. At the time, there were a lot of things wrong going on in the church, and the last thing needed was something else for people to get upset about. Confronting her and her parents would have made them (especially the mother) very upset. They would not have understood. Her mother is living vicariously through her daughter, by taking her to beauty pagents, etc. So, she wants everyone one to see the beautiful daughter she has (and to see more of her than anyone should see ). It really is a sad situation. Very nice people, just a bit misguided, to say the least .

Chris</font>[/QUOTE]Then it is not her fault, at least not 100%...It was the responsibility of a mature Christian to talk to her....Living in sin (causing others to sin) is something that should be dealt with, no matter the state of the church...Just because the church is going through rough times doesn't mean that you just sit back and watch it happen, it means that you need to take inititive and be the salt in that church....Instead of blaming others, look at the situation and why it wasn't corrected before.

~Teresa~

 

My daughter (18) read this and said "Someone ought to give her some cute boxer shorts! She'd get the hint then."

I don't know if that's true, but I enjoyed that response from her.

 

saved by grace 1999

AMEN! This lil snippet of info applies to a whole heap of the posts on this board!!

 

She never should have been asked to play the piano at all for your church. Like, if I knew somebody who liked to ogle at kids I wouldn't think of asking him to watch my kids. Simple as that.

 

Well first of all, it certainly was not the job of the pastor to say anything and in fact would have been highly inappropriate for him to do so. If anything, her mother should have been addressed about the situation, the pastor's wife or a lady in the church. These matters are to be handled with care as to not place shame or offend the girl. I personally am highly against dress codes in the church, however if someone is actually becoming distracted by another's dress especially when both have a job up front to do, something needs to be done.

Karen

 

1 TIMOTHY 2:9 - "I also want women to dress modestly, with decency and propriety...appropriate for women who profess to worship God."

Music Man:
Didn't the youth minister and/or his wife address her at one time?

If I had been the pastor at that church, I would have kicked them out, along with anyone else who didn't agree with me! BTW, this is an inside joke for Music Man, so please don't reply with any opprobious remarks.

Rev. G