Chuch Hunting
a badchristian blog... - reasons I like our new church
Brandon at Bad Christian has been updating us on his quest for a new church home. We too have begun a search of other churches. This is a very difficult thing for us. We've (my wife and I) attended our current church for the last 13 years, and I've been there for 25. There are many ties; we were married there, my wife and children were baptized there, many family members work and attend there as do many friends.
But . . .
Over the last year or so I've struggled. It's hard for me to describe how I feel so please bear with me. I've struggled with being comfortable. Being comfortable is not always a bad thing, we've come to know many of the in's and out's of our church and there's a level of feeling safe in our seats, we know the routine. We've tried different things to "shake it up" a bit, I was in choir for the past several years (I even played the role of Jesus in our Easter production), tried sitting in different seats, etc. Yet still, we've been feeling restless. It's not that I have many complaints about our church, I think there's a lot of good stuff happening there, but I can't help but feel like something's missing for me.
I've found myself struggling to move on Sunday morning to get to church. It has not been uncommon for us to arrive 30 minutes late - just in time for the message. . . skipping the lengthy (sometimes too lengthy, in my opinion) "praise and worship" singing time.
I know it's more a problem with me (us). Church is not here to give to me, but I should be looking to give to it. But, I can't help but feel like it's time to look around.
So we did. This morning. It was great.
We attended Vineyard church on the northeast side of Grand Rapids this morning. My wife's brother and family have been attending there for the last 3 years and really like it, so we thought we'd give it a try. Now there's probably a good deal of the excitement of something new, fresh, and different that played a role in our enjoyment of the service, but I don't care, we LIKED it!
There was something going on inside that I haven't felt in a while. . . excitement. I'm actually looking forward to next Sunday. I haven't felt that way in a long while. Will this excitement last? Is it case of "the grass is greener" in this church and I'll soon feel the same way? Just what am I looking for?
One service doesn't make a church, so we'll be attending for the next several weeks to find out more. Please pray with us as we seek.
Brandon at Bad Christian has been updating us on his quest for a new church home. We too have begun a search of other churches. This is a very difficult thing for us. We've (my wife and I) attended our current church for the last 13 years, and I've been there for 25. There are many ties; we were married there, my wife and children were baptized there, many family members work and attend there as do many friends.
But . . .
Over the last year or so I've struggled. It's hard for me to describe how I feel so please bear with me. I've struggled with being comfortable. Being comfortable is not always a bad thing, we've come to know many of the in's and out's of our church and there's a level of feeling safe in our seats, we know the routine. We've tried different things to "shake it up" a bit, I was in choir for the past several years (I even played the role of Jesus in our Easter production), tried sitting in different seats, etc. Yet still, we've been feeling restless. It's not that I have many complaints about our church, I think there's a lot of good stuff happening there, but I can't help but feel like something's missing for me.
I've found myself struggling to move on Sunday morning to get to church. It has not been uncommon for us to arrive 30 minutes late - just in time for the message. . . skipping the lengthy (sometimes too lengthy, in my opinion) "praise and worship" singing time.
I know it's more a problem with me (us). Church is not here to give to me, but I should be looking to give to it. But, I can't help but feel like it's time to look around.
So we did. This morning. It was great.
We attended Vineyard church on the northeast side of Grand Rapids this morning. My wife's brother and family have been attending there for the last 3 years and really like it, so we thought we'd give it a try. Now there's probably a good deal of the excitement of something new, fresh, and different that played a role in our enjoyment of the service, but I don't care, we LIKED it!
There was something going on inside that I haven't felt in a while. . . excitement. I'm actually looking forward to next Sunday. I haven't felt that way in a long while. Will this excitement last? Is it case of "the grass is greener" in this church and I'll soon feel the same way? Just what am I looking for?
One service doesn't make a church, so we'll be attending for the next several weeks to find out more. Please pray with us as we seek.
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