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I have been really dissatisfied with the church I joined last year. I know that covid19 is going around and there has to be social distancing, but I have never found a place in the church I attend to serve even though I have asked about it. I don't know what other church in my area to go to...

Does the church you go to have any specific traditions that you do annually around Christmas or New Years? I know some churches do "the hanging of the greens" where the sanctuary is decorated by church members for Christmas. Some also may have a Cantata or a children's programs/music I am sure...

If you had to name the qualities you look for when looking for a new church home what would be your top 3 things you look for? 1. Of course, doctrine is important to me. That the church is centered on the Bible and the person of Christ. 2. A place where I feel like I could serve as well as...

What tools would you use to try and study what other denominations believe? I was thinking about looking at possibly changing denominations, but not sure which I would change to. I don't feel like my beliefs are really in alignment anymore with the church I go to. I was thinking either...

I joined a Baptist church less than one week before the state I am in ordered a stay at home order. I found out about the stay at home order while I was standing in front of a client's house around 4 pm on March 13. I received an email from our company owner saying that at 5 pm all visits...

This is an interesting article by Dr.James White about five ways the church has actually been helped by the pandemic. If you don't want to read the whole article his points are: 1. Churches have been forced to move from a weekend-centric, crowd approach to a seven-day-a-week, incarnational...

I started a new group two weeks ago to discuss the book "Experiencing God" by Henry Blackaby. I would be glad to have some of you attend also. It is on zoom. If you want to be a part please let me know and I will message you the link to the group. We meet on Sundays at 9 am U.S. eastern...

Most of the churches including the one I go to is closed tomorrow due to the pandemic. I was wondering how do that change what you do to nurture your own spiritual growth? Are you watching sermons online or doing Bible studies on your own or something else? Is this a change for you or were...

I've read two books this year by pastor Timothy Keller. He is a Presbyterian minister who founded a church in New York called Redeemer Presbyterian. I wonder if you have any thoughts about him? I am finishing today his book "Encounters with Jesus" which has been edifying and encouraging. They...

I have been attending a church since November and am now thinking about joining. I can say that I feel more a part of this church than I have in the last two that I have been a part of, but part of me thinks I have only been attending for two months and that this isn't long enough before...

I am curious if any of you have used either personally or in the churches you attend the "Experiencing God" material by Henry Blackaby and Claude King? I went through it first about 25 years ago and thought it was really profound. One of Henry's sons was in my Sunday School class when I was in...

The church I have recently started attending has about 130 or so in worship and averaging about 55 or so in Sunday School. Recenty there was a short survey in the bulletin about what could be done to change the Sunday School to get more people involved. I am not sure what the problem is in...

What do you think of this trend of churches have multiple sites? I know of one church in our area that has sites in four locations. When it comes time for the sermon they will show the main pastor who is on a big screen preaching at the main location. Otherwise, the other sites might have...

Why is it that it seems so many churches are dying or in decline? Many that I have visited in my area only have elderly adults in them and almost no children. Some have not baptized anyone in years. One particular church that I know of has a three story building for education space and it is...

This article lists 5 causes besides the indulgences for the Protestant Reformation 1. The Abandonment of Rome by the Pope 2. The Rise of Nationalism 3. The Black Death 4. The Decline of Latin 5. Corruption in the church the whole article is here...

What do you think are legitimate reasons to leave a church you are a member of? I wasn't a member there, but a consistent attender when the church I was at a few years ago was using some secular music during the service and also playing it before and after the service. I told the pastor I...

Do you think it is biblical for pastors who preach and teach in the church to be female? If so, why and what is your biblical support for this? How do you deal with that in light of what 1 Timothy 2:11-12 says 11 "A woman should learn in quietness and full submission. 12 I do not permit a...

Do you think it is biblical that some pastors do their job full time and have that as their singular career? Or is it more biblical for those who preach to also have jobs outside of the church? I found that when I have worked inside the church, I have had less of an opportunity to share my...

Who is your favorite preacher to listen to? Post a link to a sermon so the rest of us can hear it I like Ray Stedman https://www.raystedman.org/new-testament/ephesians

Some pastors seem to go by what their denomination may recommend to preach on and other pastors preach through whole books of the Bible. Other pastors like the one I most hear from do series that can range from 3 to 6 or more sermons on a particular topic. What do you prefer for your pastor...