Babies at Church?

Consolation
Tue, 25 Nov 2014 16:38:58 +0000

sseamom, there’s no need to be snarky. (“I promise not to come to yours.”) I didn’t say there was anything wrong with praise teams and call or testifying out loud and so forth: just that it isn’t for me on a regular basis.

BTW, our services are known to include dance, including spontaneous dance by one woman. AFAIK everyone likes it. We have drumming services occasionally, we sing congregational rounds, we get up and light candles for joys and sorrows and share, we greet each other and newcomers, and so forth. As I said, the children are included at the beginning, often with a children’s story. Everyone is not sitting there in frozen silence.

You might enjoy visiting my church as a change of pace and a different view on spiritual matters. But you probably wouldn’t want to become a member if you are a committed theological Christian. I might enjoy visiting an African American church. But I wouldn’t become a member of it or any other Christian church because I don’t share the theology. I might enjoy the worship style at most Episcopalian churches, but I’m still not joining. The worship style is secondary.