Leadership Meeting Blues

Hello,

Okay, I don't know if I'm wrong or not. I have attended my local church for almost a decade now. I volunteerl, tithe and participate. Lately, I was invited to attend a teacher's meeting that are held on Saturday mornings. I attended two. I doubt I'll be back for a third.

We were talking about James, chapter 3 controlling our tongue (this will be ironic). There were about 30-40 men in the room. The discussion was dominated by the leader and another fellow at his table. Few others could even get a word in. I listened through much of the conversation until a comment was made that I felt I had a good response to. I politely raised my hand but was never recognized. I tried to speak up but was still not recognized. This bothered me and finally I decided to just get up an leave.

I emailed both the leader of the teacher's meeting and my community group leader about how I felt. I suggested that perhaps the group is too large and should be broken into smaller groups or that perhaps some rules of order be followed. I have not heard a response yet.

Was I in the wrong? What should I do regarding this issue?

I don't know about the 'technically right or wrong' aspect of walking out, but i can say i don't blame you. sometimes we get frustrated and just have to do what we have to do. but since you didn't just leave it at that and sit and pout, but actually made a point to let the right people know and were proactive in making suggestions, i'd say overall you did fine. at least did all the things i might do. haha

Is it possible they didn't see you raise your hand or realize you had something to say? I'm just throwing that out there.
You said it's a large group, so that is a possibility. If they did see or hear you and they just ignored you, I don't think that's right. If that is the case, then e-mailing them your thoughts and how you feel seems okay. It really depends on how you worded things too. If you came off in an attacking kind of manner and wrote them out of anger, it might not go over very well. Perhaps you can sit down with them and have a real face to face conversation and talk through it.
Let God be your guide on what is right or wrong there.

Proverbs 27:17 As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another. Don't give up yet, but don't let Satan make this a stumbling block for you either. (Question: How are meetings typically run at your church...maybe it's time for a change.)