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CU Medallion [68081]
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Went to a mega church over the weekend w family
Apr 21, 2014, 7:48 AM
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it is not in SC. traffic jam to get in and out. Loud music w bright lights during the service and a a good sermon with some interesting grapics on the big screen.
when I left I didnt feel like I had gone to church. I always thought I would like contemporary services but this one just didnt do it for me at all. Too big, too crowded, too loud. What ever I didnt like scores of others must though. they are growing by leaps and bounds
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Once churches stopped the whole austerity and modesty
Apr 21, 2014, 8:15 AM
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thing, they became way more popular.
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Ring of Honor [32958]
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Blow up the tv...
Apr 21, 2014, 8:26 AM
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throw away the papers
move to the country
build you a home
Plant a little garden
eat a lot of peaches
try and find Jesus
on your own...
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I have never given them a chance. The way my friends
Apr 21, 2014, 8:42 AM
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who attend describe the experience, I would want no part of it.
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110%er [7980]
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I prefer small contemporary churches***
Apr 21, 2014, 10:03 AM
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We went to a church that grew into a megachurch.
Apr 21, 2014, 10:28 AM
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Wife was comfortable with it and really it was the same service as before. But, when the sanctuary grew to 1,000 seats and they put an elevator into the middle of the stage to increase the production values I started looking for someplace else to go. Other reasons too, if you wanted to talk to an assistant pastor you had to go through his secretary, then his administrative assistant, just to make an appointment, never mind just speaking to the phool on the phone. And just about every Sunday you would be accused of being a visitor when you had been there 15 years or so. It didn't feel like church. The kids were not comfortable, so we went to a smaller church where we are happier now.
Have to admit though, the actual style of worship hasn't changed. Still rock and rolling, with one traditional hymn all jazzed up so the youngers don't go screaming into the night.
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Small church; piano, organ, bass, fiddle, guitar only.
Apr 21, 2014, 10:43 AM
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Distribution of service is around 20 minutes music, 20 minutes on administrative stuff (offering, announcements, welcome, etc.), 45 minutes of preaching.
All congregational singing is out of a hymn book. The demise of the hymn book in the modern church is one of the most troubling trends to me. Not just because of the types of songs in it, but the fact that it has notes on the page...I learned how to sing, melody and harmony, from using a hymnbook as a small child in church.
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It's hard to actually find such a church today in a
Apr 21, 2014, 10:48 AM
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urban/suburban setting. We visited a PCA (I know, not YOUR type but still conservative) church in Mt. Pleasant last week and was pleased to find that they sang from a hymn book, had a choir, and had a piano and used it. No organ, alas.
It took a while to get used to it, I confess.
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Yes. Many churches like this are closing down
Apr 21, 2014, 10:49 AM
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As their members are whisked away to megachurches. But there is a remnant, going strong.
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The church we visited had a pretty wide demographic...
Apr 21, 2014, 10:54 AM
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I think, but it seemed heavily skewed to the geriatric side. Nice new building, though. Not that building means anything. Decent pastor. I hope they may prosper.
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Yes...the traditional churches skew to an older demographic
Apr 21, 2014, 10:56 AM
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Significantly. We have found that our young people enjoy our services and desire to participate, but only because the parents help instill that early. Left to their own devices, young folks will gravitate to the "cool".
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Yes.
Apr 21, 2014, 11:23 AM
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Air conditioning IS a necessity down South.
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Rock Defender [54]
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I think I would agree with that.***
Apr 21, 2014, 12:21 PM
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This Southern Baptist has been going to a PCA church...
Apr 21, 2014, 12:29 PM
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in Chicago for a few months now, because it was the only conservative, traditional church that had its own building. I'm not sure it matters all that much, but there's just something about being in a building built purposely to be a house of worship that's nicer than meeting in a school's auditorium.
Congregation is mostly young couples who live in the neighborhood.
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I don't have a point of reference...
Apr 21, 2014, 12:30 PM
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As I've never attended a normal service that deviated much from that format.
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Most I've been to are about an hour***
Apr 21, 2014, 12:32 PM
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Rock Defender [54]
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Re: Most I've been to are about an hour***
Apr 21, 2014, 12:44 PM
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We do a service that is from 10:00-10:45. They cut out all the kid stuff and they do not have a choir during this time frame. 5 minutes of announcements, about 10 of hymnal singing and 30 of preaching.
This works perfect for the wife and I...until we have kids, then its back to the 11am service.
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All-In [26968]
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The music's purpose is to prepare the heart for the message
Apr 21, 2014, 12:31 PM
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Which is the focal point of the service, and the most critical time. So it should be the longest portion as well, as we see it.
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Re: Went to a mega church over the weekend w family
Apr 21, 2014, 11:53 AM
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scary stuff
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This was the service from First Baptist Clemson yesterday
Apr 21, 2014, 1:11 PM
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http://www.yourstreamlive.com/#####/######/tabs/635
Choose from the archives. In addition to our regular choir, piano and organ, we had a brass ensemble and handbells...a powerful sermon really topped it all off.
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