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#title: Elder Board Vote
comments: no
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Dear members of our local church,

In light of the congregational meeting on August 28 and our
experiences over the last few years, Joy and I have decided to vote no
on all 4 nominees for the elder board. This isn't a decision we take
lightly and we have three sufficient reasons.

The first is a **practical** reason. When a team has a few losing seasons,
the coaching staff goes under scrutiny. It doesn't matter if there are
good reasons (a star player injured, for instance), the coaches are
held responsible for failure. Our church has had losing seasons and I<commit_msg>Clarify sufficient<commit_after>---
layout: page
#title: Elder Board Vote
comments: no
---

Dear members of our local church,

In light of the congregational meeting on August 28 and our
experiences over the last few years, Joy and I have decided to vote no
on all 4 nominees for the elder board. This isn't a decision we take
lightly and we have three reasons. Each one would be sufficient on its
own.

The first is a **practical** reason. When a team has a few losing seasons,
the coaching staff goes under scrutiny. It doesn't matter if there are
good reasons (a star player injured, for instance), the coaches are
held responsible for failure. Our church has had losing seasons and I
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