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No, the title says it all. The title is not an attention grabber. FYI, I have been in the highest leadership at this church. It was a church that was migrating toward relational and missional living and small groups. It also pushed for diversity of leadership across the board. While it did have its senior leader, the church body did the work of the ministry. It wasn't pastor focused or top level leader focused.However, due to circumstances, that has changed. It is more centralized and top down model. The focus is on Sunday morning services and how to get the Holy Spirit to move. .....play the right songs.....music loud....platform focused..... people are getting lost in the mix.My wife and I have not done well in churches set up as such even though 90% of churches operate that way. By the way, that does not mean this type of church is wrong. In fact, many churches are doing it this way and doing well.I have talked to the top guy on the board about this. Really, what is he supposed to say.

Change

Perhaps....

but no, we have not been in quite a few churches...we have moved geographically thereby causing us to look for a new church. We would try a church for a season. If it was a top down structure....it did not go well with us. Then we would look for another where the church was more missional and relational.....we did well.Yes, it is safe to say the boredom is with me. But then it is safe the say that if a churches finances are focused on Sunday morning as well as the certain few at the top that lead us, I would say there might be more blame to spread. As I mentioned, the church as a whole is becoming more service focused.

Yes I did....great book. I am all for progress. But, a church reverting back to a top down, Sunday focused, Sunday exhibition makes me think there is a regression taking place. As I mentioned, most churches operate under this model..sunday focused.... I guess I want to know how the NT church operated and if this was the model they settled on.

Well we can remedy the last part a this thing. Send ya tithe to OTCP, and just attend the church ya attendin.

Maybe you aren't satisfied because you weren't designed to go to church and just be a spectator. I can't find where the Bible teaches us to do that

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VERY true. Unless you have moved into a new area (or even just traveling) you have no idea what CLJ is saying here. In the past few weeks we have traveled (as usual). Our churches have always been SUNDAY oriented for the core, but now it does seem ALL attention is the morning 'WORSHIP' vs week WORSHIP. Usually I feel like an observer of a 'show'. I must always give the disclaimer of my hearing. Since I miss most that is said, I am not a reliable judge, but I know my feelings. Some facts but mostly just my [email protected]/

described what you were saying. Sway to music, but when Monday comes, nothing has changed. Far too many Churches, and I think Pentacostals are the worst, where church amounts to little more than a pep rally, lots of hooping hollering, swaying to the music, a form of Godliness, but not a life changing effect. Stirred, but not changed. The Church is in serious condition and the doctors are sleeping in the pulpit thinking if the Church has an emotional response, all is good. I'm sorry, but all is not good. There is a form of Godliness going on, but at the end of the day, there is no change. No TRUE ministry, but lots of Sunday morning entertaining.