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Cliques in the Church

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Excellent book! Mrs. Lee has done a wonderful job of exposing the different cliques found in our churches today. We must not allow the rejection of people to interfere with our quest for a closer walk with the Lord and His Will in our lives. This book will minister to those who have been hurt by the mistreatment from cliques in a church. I would also recommend pastors read this book. Often times they have so many responsibilities that they may not even be aware of such cliquish behaviors in their own church. By reading "Cliques in the Church" pastors will be able to discern these behaviors and put an end to such activities.

I WAS HURTING, I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW PEOPLE WHO CLAIM TO BE BLOOD BOUGHT , BORN AGAIN, CHILDREN OF GOD, THINK, ACT, AND FEEL THEY ARE BETTER THAN SISTERS OR BROTHERS IN CHRIST, SADLY THIS IS TRUE. I BELIEVE ONLY GOD CAN CHANGE THESE PEOPLE. HUMANS CAN NOT CHANGE PEOPLE. ONE MORNING FEELING PRETTY DEFEATED, I ASKED THE LORD TO SHOW ME SOMETHING. A LADY SAT BESIDE ME ONE MORNING, I SHARED SOME WORDS AND SHE PICKED UP ON MY JOURNEY, AND GAVE ME THIS BOOK "CLIQUES IN THE CHURCH" I COULD NOT PUT IT DOWN. IT MINISTERED TO MY HEART. THIS BOOK IS WONDERFUL. IT HELPS YOU TO HEAL, KNOW THAT YOUR NOT CRAZY, THERE ARE OTHERS OUT THERE IN NEED OF HELP, THAT PEOPLE HAVE THE PUFFED UP PRIDE TO BE SO UNKIND. MAYBE THEIR BLIND. THE BOOK WILL STRENGTHEN YOU. THIS BOOK WILL VALIDATE YOUR NOT ALONE.
I HIGHLY RECOMEND THIS BOOK. GET YOUR COPY IF YOU ARE IN THIS HEAVINESS OF OTHERS WHO TREAT OTHER PEOPLE POORLY. GOD GAVE ME THE ANSWER TO MY PRAYER THAT MORNING WHEN I GOT THIS BOOK. THE AUTHOR WAS BRAVE TO WRITE THE BOOK. I THINK IT CAN HELP NOT ONLY THE ONES THAT ARE HURT BY THE UNKIND CHRISTIAN BUT THE UNKIND CHRISTIAN COULD SEE HOW THEY ARE AND WORK ON CHANGE.
TRUELY I COULD NOT PUT IT DOWN.

Mrs. Lee offers excellent advice on dealing with church cliques. Drawing from personal experiences, the author is brutally honest in identifying those who abuse their positions of power within the church to push their own agenda. Using the Bible for reference, Mrs. Lee reveals the destructive, disabling effect cliques have on excluded members, and on the entire congregation. Other books I've read on the subject often blame disgruntled loners for causing conflict in the church. (That's what cliques want you to believe!)"Cliques in the Church" exposes the truth! Val Lee urges the excluded to pray for and forgive their offenders. She does not excuse their behavior, however. This book is a must-have for all clergy, youth ministers, non-clique church members, council members, and anyone seeking a christian perspective on dealing with church cliques! Great, Bible-based advice!

Whoa! What an eye opening book! We could feel the tensions of our concerns with our former Church leaders, and our own past situation being labeled as "rebels" as we read this brilliant book. Evil was in our midst, and the Pastor and his personal clique were knowingly and unknowingly driving many away from the Church. We had witnessed the cost of standing up to flagrant injustices in our former Church. We decided we should also leave, since we did not want our children to continue to be exposed to this immature behavior of a Pastor and the numerous adults in his personal clique. Life passes to quickly to spend time trying to change some losers, whom will only be happy when everyone around them is miserable, or they have driven everyone away.

If you are looking for a scripturally based book on causes of and help for snobbish treatment within churches, read this. Val Lee does a great job in covering this subject using the Bible as her foundation, and in the process offers comfort and confidence to those who have been hurt by this phenomenon. She effectively shows that this destructive behavior arises from the lack of understanding and application of God's Inerrant Word, and that those who look to Christ in faith can live triumphantly victorious lives that are beacons of light to others who are struggling. I really enjoyed this book, and hope that many others will be blessed by it.