http://pastorslounge.com/leadworship/2007/12/12/dont-leave-god-at-the-worship-service/ Leading Worship Together Sat, 23 Jan 2010 02:16:50 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://pastorslounge.com/leadworship/2007/12/12/dont-leave-god-at-the-worship-service/comment-page-1/#comment-7 Brian Sparks Tue, 01 Jan 2008 18:38:37 +0000 http://pastorslounge.com/leadworship/2007/12/12/dont-leave-god-at-the-worship-service/#comment-7 You are right on John. It's funny but in Texarkana, it seems that the traditional works. The lost have an idea of what they think church should be like. They condemn the non-traditional. So if you can get them to come, it's easier to reach them in a traditional church. However, the college age kids and down are wanting something a little more contemporary. Hence the delima. Make a church that serves everyone and you won't get anyone. Make a church that is focused on young adults and you can't fund it. Make a church focused on the traditional, and you get no where. This is where we are at. You are right on John. It’s funny but in Texarkana, it seems that the traditional works. The lost have an idea of what they think church should be like. They condemn the non-traditional. So if you can get them to come, it’s easier to reach them in a traditional church.
However, the college age kids and down are wanting something a little more contemporary. Hence the delima. Make a church that serves everyone and you won’t get anyone. Make a church that is focused on young adults and you can’t fund it. Make a church focused on the traditional, and you get no where.
This is where we are at.

]]> http://pastorslounge.com/leadworship/2007/12/12/dont-leave-god-at-the-worship-service/comment-page-1/#comment-6 John Skipworth Mon, 31 Dec 2007 02:00:53 +0000 http://pastorslounge.com/leadworship/2007/12/12/dont-leave-god-at-the-worship-service/#comment-6 I just happened upon your blog off of Kevin Higgins. I read quite a few of them and was impressed with your thoughts. I was especially impressed with this one because it mirrors my thoughts. I noticed no one had commented yet so I thought I would be the first. My wife and I discuss this all of the time. I even mentioned it in my sermon this morning. Worship is a 24/7 thing. We can only worship God on Sunday IF we have worshipped Him all week. There is NOTHING sacred about the building! I think we are at a point where we must define church. For so many, church is the building and the programs. There is a lot of talk going around on blogs about traditions. Every time the word comes up someone is offended and starts talking about doctrine. Traditions are things that we have imposed (personal preferences) and they have been imposed for so long that we would swear they came straight out of the word of God. That would show us anothing thing: that we are not spending enough time in God's word. I fully believe that we should know what we believe and that we should be able to back it up with the word of God. No matter how cool some tradition may seem IT IS WORTHLESS IF IT IS NOT COMMANED BY GOD AND IF IT IS NO LONGER EFFECTIVE IN REACHING PEOPLE. It is time that we quit playing church and start being the church! I just happened upon your blog off of Kevin Higgins. I read quite a few of them and was impressed with your thoughts. I was especially impressed with this one because it mirrors my thoughts. I noticed no one had commented yet so I thought I would be the first.
My wife and I discuss this all of the time. I even mentioned it in my sermon this morning. Worship is a 24/7 thing. We can only worship God on Sunday IF we have worshipped Him all week.
There is NOTHING sacred about the building! I think we are at a point where we must define church. For so many, church is the building and the programs.
There is a lot of talk going around on blogs about traditions. Every time the word comes up someone is offended and starts talking about doctrine. Traditions are things that we have imposed (personal preferences) and they have been imposed for so long that we would swear they came straight out of the word of God. That would show us anothing thing: that we are not spending enough time in God’s word.
I fully believe that we should know what we believe and that we should be able to back it up with the word of God.
No matter how cool some tradition may seem IT IS WORTHLESS IF IT IS NOT COMMANED BY GOD AND IF IT IS NO LONGER EFFECTIVE IN REACHING PEOPLE.
It is time that we quit playing church and start being the church!

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