I will soon be looking for a new church. For the second time in my adult life a church is being done away with by the hierarchy of the denomination. As far as I know the bills are all paid and the roof is not leaking but the powers-that-be have decided to give the building to another group that is considered more hip and with it. I will visit a few times but it won’t be the same.
So I will be church shopping.
What am I looking for?
A church where the Bible is more than a pew decoration. I am not even concerned about the translation. I can live with the modern paraphrases as long as the pastor does his homework and points to eternal truth instead of trendy sound bites.
A church where the “worship team” does not write their own music. I don’t demand singing from the hymnal. I realize that young people today have short attention spans and need a power point presentation like they got in school but I don’t need a group of Billboard Wannabees trying to get people to sing the song that “Jesus gave me while I was brushing my teeth.” There is a lot of good new music but the chances are that they didn’t write it. There is also a lot of good old stuff.
A church where politically correct is a swear word. I want to be around people who are not afraid to think even if they disagree with me. It keeps me sharp and sometimes even helps me to grow.
I guess another requirement is that it be within driving distance. I know of churches that measure up but they are all in other states.
The search begins. Soon.
homo unius libri
Hopefully this one won't talk about God's nostrils.
ReplyDeleteWhat do you have against nostrils?
DeleteGrace and peace
Best of luck.
ReplyDeleteThank you, I will need it
DeleteGrace and peace