Last night I read an interesting article in Christianity Today called “Should Churches Try To Minimalize Distractions?” This debate has been raging in the church for years.
As a speaker there are very few things that actually distract me. Maybe it’s that I do a great deal of my sermon prep on the weekend with 3 extremely loud boys running all around me, or maybe it’s that I’m just in the “zone” but few things throw me off. Well, there was the Sunday a lady sat on the front row and took some 75 continuous flash pictures of me over and over and over, but in general I notice very little. 
In the past couple years it seems more and more churches have added policies such as limiting the auditorium to “adults only” and shutting doors once the message starts, just to name a few.
As a church attender what are some of the biggest distractions you face in worship? Do you think the church should play an active role in helping eliminate these distractions, or does it really matter?
I think the whole being a dad thing helps.
And distractions don’t bother me either. We get too caught up in do’s & donts and we miss the whole point…to come and worship Him corporately. Any place I’ve ever been I’ve told parents not to worry about their crying babies or loud kids. It’s important for them to see their parents worship.
This is a big issue with a number of churches. I personally don’t mind family-related distractions (crying babies, chatty toddlers) because I wholeheartedly believe that children and parents should worship God together. Honestly, what some churches consider distractions aren’t what others would consider the same. People interrupting a sermon or threatening to harm another member (at my last church, we had plenty of drunks and addicts storm the altar..sigh) need to be “ministered” to.
But shutting the doors seems a bit much to me. I guess the question we have to ask is really is minimizing distractions about helping church leaders or honoring God. Just some rambling thoughts that I’m not done wrestling with….
Most churches with policies where they shut the doors once the message starts claim it’s for those who are trying to listen and not as much for the actual speaker or leader. At least that’s what I understand.
Thanks for clearing that up, Pete!
I love that the words to the worship music are displayed on screens in most churches these days…it really helps to join in the worship if you don’t already know the words. But one thing I find very distracting are the graphics sometimes used on the screen behind the words…or when the fonts are presented in a light color making it very hard to see/read the words at all. I can miss the whole worship experience if I’m just struggling to read the words. That is the only thing I can think of that ever distracts me. I love hearing people sing behind me out of key. I love hearing fussy children even… beautiful noise.
Isn’t it funny that what some of us find distracting will enhance or even draw others into worship.
I think that’s what makes this whole topic tough.
Yes. I love the graphics when I can read the words. Maybe I need a new prescription for my glasses.
And maybe I’m getting old. 
For the record, I love the loud music. 
Excellence leads to transparency in worship. If the speaker is prepared and on point, the band is tight and on key and the stage uncluttered, it is much easier for me to become engrossed in God’s message for me. Excellence draws me to the message and therefore I’m better able to overlook or not even see the inevitable “distractions” around me.
Writing as a pastor who is not the lead pastor & speaks periodically, I would say there is a fine balance that needs to be found.
I don’t think there’s anything wrong with closing the doors to keep noise of the auditorium, we do this not to keep the speaker from getting distracted, but to help keep the audience engaged & not distracted by the baby crying in the nursery directly across the lobby from the auditorium. At the same time, I don’t think auditoriums need to be “adults only” because that causes some people whose infants may not be quite ready for the nursery to have to stand in the lobby & subsequently not be able to worship the rest of their family.
That’s what I think, but since the church where I serve is less than 2 years old & meets in a school, I’ve got a slightly different perspective.
i love seeing families worship God together..they do have cry rooms if babies are crying.. but the distraction that bothers me..
is cell phones in church.. I have noticed it distracts them away from worshipping and listening to the message..
i notice many ppl playing games and checking thier cells phones constantly during services.. i pray for those to shut them off .. at least for 2 hours.. God is way more important than a cell phone or game..i remember before cell phones..ppl were sooo much more focussed in church.. anyway..
..ty..ive vented lol
Oh yes…the friendly cell phone. It’s been a long time since I’ve preached without hearing at least one of those go off.
You have to remember, though, that today’s cell phones are equipped with Bible apps & note apps. You can’t just assume that folks on cell phones are playing games or texting. Perhaps they are following along with the message via the YouVersion Bible app or even taking notes to review later. Some churches encourage that! (I know mine does.)
When our church had a reshuffle and the band took a more central place on the dais, albeit at the back, it was suggested that our clothing could be adjusted slightly – no short skirts or shorts, and no large logos/low-cut tops for the simple reason that now we were more visible (previously we’d not been on the dais)we should minimise distraction for the congregation.
I think that is a fair request – I guess it comes under the whole weaker brother/stumble principle primarily as well as not offending some of the more traditional members of the congregation. I was always happy to go along with it – it only took an extra minute or so when getting dressed to spare a thought for being on the dais.
I’m not sure where I stand on an “adults only” auditorium or shutting the doors once the message has started. I guess to me that feels a little like precluding people from worship…
I know our worship team has a dress code of sorts.
How many other churches have something similar?
We definitely have a dress code for the worship team. Albeit it’s not insanely strict, but modesty is something rarely seen nowadays.
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As a Mom of a somewhat ADD girl, this is a hard one. She and her Dad can listen better and retain more if there mind is engaged on something else. When she was younger, it was coloring sheets. Now, as a teen, she sits with other teens and uses cell phones to keep her mind occupied and ultimately, engaged. The neat thing is that her Student Pastor gets it, as do most of the kids around her. There are times, though, when she worries about adults sitting around her, she doesn’t want to distract them.
As for us, we sit near the front (4th row) and it is a pretty large building so very few distractions. I loved my church in El Paso that encouraged me to keep my babies close….and let them be children!!!
That reminds me of a time when I sat in church and there was an older gentleman with a young boy in front of me and they talked constantly through the service and I was annoyed…. until….I realized that the child was blind and the grandfather was trying to share all that he saw with his grandson who was so excited about being there. I felt very convicted for my first thoughts. I went up and spoke with them after service and they were both so wonderful and engaging – I would have missed it all if I didn’t move beyond my initial reaction of being annoyed.
After all – it’s really about God and not me…and if my heart is right, I won’t even notice anything going on around me. (ever been in love and it feels like just the two of you even though you’re in a crowded room?
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I think the better question is am I being a distraction? Am I talking on my cell phone, talking to a friend, or letting my child scream or talk loudly? This kind of behavior is not allowed in a movie theater so people can pay attention to a movie on the screen, how much more important is it to not be a distraction when people’s eternity is being shaped while listening to the message of Jesus Christ? I personally do not care for (younger school age ) kids in church because they DON”T understand what they’re being taught. Mainly because I sat in “big church” for years and didn’t get one thing out of it because it wasn’t directed at me, thus I walked away from the church for a while.
That being said, I don’t know about making it a rule. I think that would have to be prayed about thoroughly before making such a decision.
If I may share a story related to children mixed with “adult” worship … One Sunday morning, a mother allowed her very energetic 3-year old to be in the worship service to see how she does. The little girl rarely sits still. She’s constantly on the go, and VERY independent. In our worship services, we encourage people to worship as the Lord leads them. People know they are free to shout to the Lord, kneel and pray, dance, etc. The little girl noticed one of our elders kneeling and praying in the back of the sanctuary. This highly energetic 3-year old saw him, and knelt down beside him, and prayed along side him. She did not move until the elder moved. It was so beautiful to see a child imitate the worship of an adult.
With that said, if children are welcome with the adults to worship, I would suggest to make it clear to the adults that we set examples for the children who watch us worship. Our pastor even said that he considers it a part of his worship to teach his children about worship DURING the worship service. Children’s hearts are so much more pure than adults; we can really learn a lot from them.
Our congregation is going to start soon with allowing small children to worship with the adults. We realize it’s gonna be tough, but were willing to encourage an attitude of worship with the children as well as the adults.
Hope that is encouraging.
I remember the flash-photo woman, and loved that the solution was that Blake came and sat down with her and put his arm around her. Sometimes distractions are a symptom and not the problem. For me, slick production, pounding base and worship band performances are my biggest distraction at church. It isn’t crying babies or visitors who don’t abide by church culture/norms. For me the distraction itself isn’t the problem, the real problem is deeper, seated somewhere in the realm of self-importance and selfishness– something much better addressed with a hug than a set of rules.
Love the way you said that PJ. And yes, Blake handled that with such grace and love.
My biggest problem focusing is when there are the cutest little kids sitting in front of me. I already have trouble with getting distracted, but place an adorable child in front of me and i’m SO gone. And i do not think there is a problem with it in my case, it;s just a funny tidbit and running joke with my friends who like to make fun of me!
I play tough, but a small child with a carefree attitude and endless smile, just melts my heart and apparently kills my focus! lol
The crying baby is a distraction in that I feel bad for the parents because they really don’t get anything out of the service continually tending to the little one. I was always so embarrassed when my babies cried or my kids made crazy outbursts. I felt like crawling under the pew myself. One church I went to had a “cry room” It was in the back of the sanctuary and there was a room with a huge window and some pews, and speakers to hear the service. There was also room for a baby seat and anything you need to occupy the baby so you can hear and see the service. I thought that was a great idea. It also took alot of stress of the parents so I think its great when a church helps make the experience better for everyone.
Everything distracts me, but nothing comes between me and the message or God…honestly. That is not a “spiritual” type of answer. I have extremely bad ADD and anything (from a burned out lightbulb to a ceiling tile that is slightly askew) may cause my mind to race, but that does not mean I cannot focus on the message at the same time. I spent 16 years as a youth pastor and as a result just learned to work through the normal distractions and move forward as a speaker and as a listener. I do not like the trend of “adults only” or special rooms for kids (other than ministry designed for their learning levels) simply because the church needs to serve all ages and become a place where all ages, race, etc. can interact in a safe place. When we limit (for whatever reason) we exclude and a policy of exclusion, whether we intend to do it or not, sends a message as to who is and who is not welcome.
Probably the only distraction for me is a crying baby. But it usually it will take 5 or 10 minutes of straight crying to actually be a distraction.
But I don’t have kids so I’ve never been in that situation…not totally sure what the best move is since the parents probably don’t want to miss the service either.
Perhaps my only gripe about Newspring is their kids policy. My only serious disappointment with Steven Furtick is the cerebral palsy incident, even though I know it was blown out of proportion and I’m by no means “mad” at him or even with Perry Noble.
But I will never attend a church where my kids are not allowed to be in the main service with me. Those kids are my family. If the television production is more important than my kids, you don’t need me. I just won’t do it.
Now if you’re offering a well done kids program that they are encouraged and allowed to attend INSTEAD of the main service, that’s great. (I don’t want to see all fun and games, though. They need to grow into church, not experience playtime until they’re 18 then get dumped into the real world…) I’ll give you a chance. But the day that a church establishes a policy that kids under 12, or under 4, or whatever, are NOT ALLOWED in their main service, I’m outta there.
I’m more distracted by them trying to eliminate distractions than I am by the distractions, because it creates a manipulated environment, of which I am also not entirely a fan.
To Newspring (because I know some of them will read this) – I love what you do. I watch a lot of your services and have learned to take Perry’s “snark” with a thick skin and appreciate the truths behind the teaching, but this would cause me great hesitation if I lived in Anderson and were searching for a church. There’s only one of me, and I DON’T live in Anderson, so I guess none of it matters
Pete — As a pastor I agree, very little really gets to me. Screaming babies (really screaming, for an extended time) seem to be real distractors to some, and constant movement (another cup of coffee, 7 trips to the restroom) can be distracting to others. I’m just not sure that policing it is worth the perception of being uptight about things….
For me when worship is no longer on Jesus but the performance distractions of all kinds seem to bombard me. When its kept simple and all about Jesus my focus stays on Him.
And I think we would all agree it’s pretty difficult if not impossible to be able to judge the heart of those leading worship.
Crying babies are the biggest issue to me. It’s odd too, because all churches I know of have a nursery for parents to take them. Seems obvious… take the to the nursery or take them out of the worship center.
Don’t know if it’s because I’m past the age of having younger children or not, but youngsters (2-5) being loud and not paying attention because it’s not on their level anyway really distracts me in worship, and to be honest sometimes gets me irritated with the parents who aren’t considerate enough to take their child out week after week. I believe that if a church provides a Sunday school class where children can learn about God on their level that it should be strongly encouraged for the parents to take advantage of that option. I wonder if many churches don’t have SS classes anymore because they can’t get folks to commit to teach so we’ve used that as an excuse to allow crying and disruptive children in worship?
I spent my 0-6 year old years in a small missionary baptist church in rural Appalachia. We grew up wandering up and down the aisles, singing in the choir even when we couldn’t read, and walking up to the pastor to tell him we had a “word” for the church to hear (usually just some bible verse we had just memorized.) This was all encouraged, because it meant we were among the saints, learning how the adults worshiped.
I think church leadership should play a role, but a limited one. I think it does matter for some people, especially those without children or who haven’t been to church before. We can’t deny that God can still speak to someone’s heart through distractions, but enabling them to hear more clearly through sound design, distraction prevention, and media support of a message can enable focusing more on what’s being presented.
Of course there’s not one thing you’ll do as a church that won’t annoy someone, but our hearts have to remain focused on presenting the message of Jesus more clearly with every decision we make.
The only time that I have been distracted while speaking was when a guy had a heart attack in the middle of the auditorium during the message. His wife began screaming “Call 911!!”….so it was kind of hard to keep going after that. He recovered and is still attending the church.
Wow!
I am distracted by anything. That’s why when I get to sit in the congregation to worship, I’m in one of the first couple of rows. I sing with the praise team some and have been known to lose my place because of something happening at the back of the room.
Recently on a Wednesday night we had a couple of men who were talking out loud — over the speaker. Very distracting! I was super proud of our folks though. These guys were new, don’t know if they’ve ever even attended church before and no one did the “judgment look” at them and actually talked with them and visited after the service.
There’s probably no answer for across-the-board. I think that just like He made every person different, God has made every church different. As long as they are teaching the word of God, the essentials of faith and the fruit is borne from that, then the policies that fit them are fine and not for me to judge.
When I am speaking, I’m in the zone and not much distracts.
When I am listening, I have no problem with “family noises.” I appreciate it when churches mention that children are welcome. Cell phones going off bother me because they are a completely avoidable distraction. We all need a reminder to silent those things.
When I was younger, distractions didn’t bother me. At our church, in April, we moved our Contemporary Service to our Family Life Center…more relaxed atmosphere, etc. I have been amazed at the number of younger people who get up during the sermon to go to the bathroom. I know when you gotta go, you gotta go, but doesn’t respect for the pastor and the sermon, other members matter? It concerns me as we give way to more relaxed worship centers that we also become too relaxed in our worship of God. Maybe this is just something baby boomers are experiencing as we age – don’t know, it’s just an observation.
Thanks for your honesty.
I didn’t know that was considered disrespectful.
I try to not leave the church service during the message but sometimes the coffee I had that morning is a stronger influence than my desire to show respect and self-control during church. ** I believe we should have the children in for the worship time. However, when the two cousins in front of me are playing ‘slap the hand’ and tickling each other while the grandparents are totally ignoring them, I find it HARD to enter into worship. I’d say the problem isn’t the children but the lack of teaching from their adults.
As a guy that volunteers in the auditorium at my church, I often wonder why people bring their kids into church (and i am not talking about infants). Is it their first time…do they have trust issues? I know one thing is for sure, we shelter our kids way too much in America. No wonder everyone is growing up with entitlement issues, but that is a discussion for another day that may be too political for this blog.
I’m confused…why wouldn’t you bring your children into Big Church?
cell phones or pagers. Turn them OFF or on silence mode and if a call comes in walk out before answering. My big gripe.
The one thing I can remember being incredibly distracting during worship was having lights flash out towards the audience that I could sense even with my eyes closes. It was especially annoying for me because I’m a lighting volunteer, so I couldn’t figure out what the thinking was behind that.
From someone who gets distracted very easily, I rarely do at Crosspoint. I’m not sure why, and maybe it has something to do with being overly focused on why I am there. I’ve only been attending a year, but the times I remember being frustrated during a service almost always have to do with cell phones going off. I just don’t understand why it is so difficult to turn a phone on silent for 1 hour of the day?
I think most people just forget.
Mine’s usually from forgetting. Though, funny story – at Milligan we would call each other randomly during chapel to catch a friend off guard if they hadn’t turned it on silent. I’m sure the profs loved that
I find cell phone’s are a big distraction. Whether they’re ringing or somebody is getting their facebook alerts. I think a friendly reminder here and there could solve this for the most part.
Personally, I believe in a family atmosphere wherr children are welcomed into the main service. With that said it is the parents responsibility to teach their children to behave and explain what is happening and why we are to be quiet. If we continue to ship our kids off, we lose the chance of early introductions to the move of the spirit and just when do we expect them to start being involved? Now I am a mom of two young children, a pastors kid and my husband and I are involved in ministry – so I understand the distractions and what is like to be listening/involved/teaching with
them.
I believe we have to balance this – to understand and have tolerance and yes…. sometimes have an activity for the children to learn and be active.
As for what distracts me…. adults that cannot sit still (get up and down during service as though they are the kids…) and people who talk during the teaching and moves of the spirit.
Like I said we need to he patient, show grace and mercy as everyone is in different places and are being changed at different times and on different subjects… it’s called LOVE.
Sorry for any misspellings, or grammer issues… I’m typing from my phone.
All the best!
If your child has become distracting enough that he or she is gaining attention from folks around the room and not just in your row or if you’ve hushed them more than once, then maybe its time to slip out with them and set some ground rules. I did this when mine were little. One trip out of the sanctuary is usually all it took. I come from a church that has family worship time… families are encouraged to come and worship together. After the singing is done the announcements are read, then, the parents are informed about children’s church, where there is age appropriate learning for all grades. They are also told that their children are permitted to stay in sanctuary during the message if the parent so chooses.
We tend to sit toward the front of the church simply because it then puts most of any distraction behind us. Also,sometimes closing our eyes during worship helps us to focus more on God and less on those around us.
During the message, I think it is important to extend common courtesies to the pastor/speaker such as being quiet when appropriate, paying attention, etc.. Treat them with the respect they deserve.
I don’t think anyone will be very successful trying to legislate human behavior. People will be people…and God loves us all.
“people will be people” – So very true.
I have to close my eyes a lot. I’m a ferret. I have no attention span. Thank God Anglican services are constantly moving.
I appreciate the peaceful quietness that I find at my church services. I like to come early to prepare my thought for the ‘gift’ I know I am about to receive. Our little ones under three are lovingly cared for in our Childcare Room where there is a speaker that communicates the church service. Older children up to 20 go to Sunday School. I find that these one hour services, twice a week, are sometimes the only time that the noise of the world is temporarily eliminated for me. I often feel I am little bit changed and uplifted by the time I leave this ‘refuge’. So I vote for keeping out distractions, but I find it interesting how others view this subject. I guess in the end, it is just different ways to praise and worship God.
We were visiting with my Mother at her church last year on Mother’s Day. As the pastor was getting ready for the closing prayer, an older lady’s cell phone rang and she answered and said– “No, that’s okay I’m just at church” and walked out of the pew and outside talking on her cell the entire time. It was very distracting and quite a bit of laughter. I personally feel cell phones should be turned off in church.
I agree.
Definitely a topic that is best left to each church and the needs of those attending…that day, that time. It’s just too subjective.
Well played Paula. Good to see you earlier tonight.
I don’t really get distracted by too much going on around me. I do however feel that individuals, out of respect for others, should leave their cell phones in the car or turn them off. I’ve been in so many church services in which people are deeply engaged in worship and the second their phone vibrates or rings they stop worshiping and reply to a text or leave the auditorium to take the call. It is just poor manners in my opinion. Our society as a whole seems to be addicted to our devices. If anything church should at least be a time to get away from the daily distractions and routines and just relax in the peace and presence of Gods amazing love and grace.
As far as short skirts or any other kind of clothing, no church should have a dress code. Peoples dress, attitude, language, everything changes as they grow in the word of God. Churches have to stay focused on accepting everyone as they are otherwise they will simply fail at carrying out what the Bible instructs us to do as christians.
I’ll stop talking now cause I could go on forever about this topic, LOL. Wishing everyone a blessed and beautiful day!
Thanks Seth. Good thoughts.
skye jethani shared a great perspective on this issue…
http://www.skyejethani.com/special-needs-boy-removed-from-church/762/
Haven’t read this by Skye usually has some serious wisdom. I’ll check it out.
I’m less distracted by people moving about the auditorium as I am people (music or tech staff/volunteers) peeking out of the curtains of the platform or walking around behind the speaker.
Closing the doors (to the adult service or to the kid environments) once the message begins, to me, is unacceptable. I have two kids of my own and know that sometimes it takes them an incredible amount of motivation to get ready in the mornings and getting to church is hard. What about traffic? I live 13 miles away from church, what if there’s something unavoidable? I can’t believe someone would shut the doors in my face. Most “policies” I can see and perhaps argue both sides, that is not one.
Mine is a confession. As someone who was brought up to be very modest – girls who wear shorts, short skirts, and strappy tops into the nave distract me. I’ll get upset and start thinking “don’t they KNOW that one dress’s modestly?” I was brought up that “if you don’t wear it to an interview with a person, you don’t wear it into the house of the Lord.” So I have to remind myself that I’m being judgmental.
Talking about dress code for worship, I have a niece who played guitar on the worship team and was told that she was causing men to lust after her in front of everyone (not in private) because of how she was dressing. She was devastated ( she’s a soft spoken, compassionate girl) it wounded her deeply, she’s not in church now and has chosen a different religion and married a non-believer. Maybe they should all wear parkas…….
Oh man. Sounds like that could have been handled much better.
My #1 distraction is the Holy Spirit. Just about every service, he’s whispering in my ear, nudging me to look a certain direction, asking me to pray for someone’s healing, encouraging me to jump or shout, etc. It’s like a kid asking another kid to “join the fun.”
Seriously, I think we can get too caught up into what is defined as “distractions.” If someone all of a sudden starts speaking in tongues, will we ask that person to shut up because he/she is causing a distraction, or will others recognize this could be a move of God, and seek out an interpreter? If someone is miraculously healed during our gathering, will we say “yeah, that’s good, next service” or will we recognize God wants to heal people among us at that time and we should bring all the sick people forward so we can pray for them?
Once we recognize what the Holy Spirit is doing, will we quench him for the sake of time, or will we yearn for more of what he has to say to the church?
Even in our corporate worship time, we should “expect” the Holy Spirit to interrupt our regularly scheduled programming for a special announcement.
This is one thing that I think of a lot.
I have two kids (7 and 3) and I always worry that we are the distraction. Our church has a nursery for only up to age 3 so that is not an option for us. We had a ‘crying room’ and we used it a lot but with recent construction in our church, that was removed. Since my husband is in the praise band, I have the option of not going to our service or taking my two little distractions with me.
I bring things to keep them quiet (snacks, coloring) but sometimes they work better than others. We leave when they can’t keep quiet anymore but this has had to happen less and less as they are learning how to behave better. I apologize to those sitting around me. Most people tell me they are glad to see them in church and they remember when their kids were the same age (they may just be saying nice things so I don’t feel so bad)
Our church does provide activity bags for kids if they are needed and has booster seats to help the kids see better. Many parents send their kids to Sunday School while they worship. I teach in Sunday School so I like to go to our service also and take my kids so they learn how to act in church and get the ‘big people’s’ lesson.
I can’t believe the comments I hear about cell phones. I have only seen this happen once or twice in church.
Not sure on how far we go on eliminating distractions at a church building some people are more easily distracted than others. Music too loud can be distracting for some, flashing lights for another, too dark for another, a couple holding hands infront, someone jumping up and down for another these and much more have been given as reasons for distracting.
But life is full of distractions. I am reminded that Susannah Wesley had 10 children and found time to pray (worship) often. She eliminated distractions it is said by putting her apron over their head!
Love it Billy. Isn’t it funny that the exact same thing that may draw one person into worship totally distracts someone else?
Folks who make a big deal about distractions in worship ought to spend a month in some of the churches in Thailand where the occasional street dog wanders in during the sermon and lays down in the front of the pulpit!
Wow! In our church in the Dominican I’ve seen chickens coming in and out as well.
I feel that John Lambert & Amber-Lee have struck a chord here with their comments. Our worship services are an American cultural phenomenon and not so much a biblical mandate in their form or function. Our expectations for behavior in worship are an effort to conform to a cultural form of corporate worship. This may be the root of the problem. It may not be the things people do in worship that need to be adjusted or restricted, but our worship services.
I dream of a day when a church gathering can look more like a picnic at the park. Kids running and playing, families engaging with each other, a meal being shared and laughter and encouragement all around. There would be a time when a band would lead some in worship and someone would share the word of God in the midst of all this community. It would not be required or controlled, but for those who needed it or wanted it.
It is a dream of a time and place that is willing to discard tradition and cultural expectations for a gathering of believers and families to accomplish what is needed to follow Christ more fully each and every day. It may include much of what we already do, but those things would only be included if they had benefit, not to fulfill a cultural expectation.
Maybe I am crazy, but this crazy guy wished to flesh out this conversation… I would love to hear your thoughts.
Love it Jeremy. I think at the end of the day the church should embrace all different forms of worship but it’s probably going to be impossible for any church to offer a style of worship that’s going to fit everyone and I think that’s ok.
It takes different churches to reach different people.
I feel confident there’s some churches out there experimenting with the style you’re talking about. I would love to see some examples.