My letter to Pastors, Music Ministers, and all Flagler area Christians
about article on flaglerlive.com by Pierre Tristam

Saturday, June 5, 2010, 9:50 AM
Dear Pastors, Music Ministers, and all Flagler area Christians:
 
This is to call your attention to an article just posted at
http://flaglerlive.com/5559/ecumenism-flagler-county-churches by Pierre Tristam
who interviewed me yesterday about today's event, Flagler Churches Together in Prayer and Song at Santa Maria del Mar Catholic Church in Flagler Beach.
 
After reading it, I pleaded with him to remove some of his editorializing about the Baptist churches, as I take seriously the Apostle Paul's exhortation to Timothy: "Be persistent whether it is convenient or inconvenient" (2 Tim. 4:2), and I do intend to keep the door open for future cooperation with churches which have not responded so far to my repeated invitations by letters, emails, flyers, and face-to-face invitations. I want to build bridges, not to antagonize anyone.
 
Here is is reply, June 5, 2010, at 11:42 AM:
"I cannot delete direct references to Baptists: it's a fact, and a very important fact, that Baptists are declining to participate. I cannot diminish the accuracy of the story or soften its approach to fit one agenda or another: that's one of the points I made to you all at the ministers' association, especially since I intend to follow up with others stories on the matter, and may even today call a few Baptist ministers to include them in the piece. I hope you understand that we have different missions and would respect mine as I certainly do yours." Pierre Tristam, Editor, FlaglerLive.com
http://flaglerlive.com
386/586-0257
 
Please circulate this email to all your churchgoing friends in Flagler County.
 
I hope to see you all at this evening Flagler Churches Together in Prayer and Song.
 
All for the greater glory of God!
 
Chau T. Phan
Coordinator
Flagler Churches Together in Prayer and Song
http://flagler-churches-together.info/