Same goes for how much you know about Nemisus. Why would you even post something like that?

- NCSU

 

Why do YOU keep following me and posting replys to my comments? Makes me think you have a little thing for me huh?

 

Ok guys, lets get back on subject. Don't post unless you have a response to the OP's quest for a church. That includes those who want to question religeon in the first place. That was not his question.

 

My fiance' and I dealt with this same situation and we came to the same conclusion as NCSU. We have friends that are of different religions and if you will actually talk to them most religions are very similar in nature. Why would God condemn someone to being wrong based on what part of the world they are born? Like NCSU said, having a personal relationship to God is more important to us than belonging to a church so the church can have a higher congregation count.

 

We have quite a few "mega-churches" blossoming up around here. I myself enjoy going to church---it is where I can meet others with the same spiritual wants and needs and it is where I can get my "spiritual batteries" recharged weekly.

That being said, I have always attended a smallish church---either Presbyterian or Methodist. Right now,the church I attend is a small Methodist church that has a weekly attendance of 150 or so---more, obviously when the weather is good and on Christmas and Easter.

I like going to a church where I know people---and they know me. I cannot tell you how much it helped me when I had my double knee replacement in November of '07---that they were praying for me and stopping by for a few minutes to see how I was doing. I honestly feel that that is what church is all about---worshipping God and sharing His glories on a personal level..

Tim C.

 

Thanks Bluejay.

And thanks to Smokey for the verses. I understand. I want all here to understand that I am not questioning my faith as much as I question my fellow man running the churches. I even question Billy Graham and his intentions (Along with Joel Osteen, John Hagee, and so forth). I know it sounds funny, even wrong but I always try to look at things in many ways. I know my daughter and myself will be open to many things at large churches and many activities where at a smaller church I feel like we can "serve" better. Like if I come see you after a double-knee replacement. Or if i grab a ladder and clean out the gutters just b/c it needs to be done. I dont want a huge church with major bills and landscaping crews. I think a church is successful if all 20 members chip in at something. not 400 of the 1000 members. The big church might accomplish more in the community but the intentions of the little one are pure. Its like "praying on the street corner".

 

I have to disagree with a generalized statement like that. I have seen several small churches that were so obsessed with growing, that they began hiring consultants and advertising firms, and lost sight of what they were supposed to be all about in the first place. In other words, they became businesses.

Every single church is different, and shouldn't be written off as bad just because we had a bad experience at another of the same size.

I believe churches will naturally grow if they are healthy. One should not hold this against them. If a church is not healthy, then it will stagnate, and never grow. If I were you, I'd look for one that is showing consistent growth, regardless of its present size.

 

I believe the statement I made was pretty accurate for my region. Yes a small church can begin making bad choices and become a large business. I do not know a large church here that fits me.