The church was small, the people were few, the sanctuary was bare and insignificant, and let’s just say there were a few more notes in the songs that I’m not sure would have been found at NWPC. : )
The church wasn’t anything special. But the church—the people in it, the community that had been built there—was one of the best I’ve ever seen. They made an ordeal out of Sunday. (They made an ordeal out of God.)
First worship, then a weekly congregational Sunday dinner, followed by a time of smaller group learning in Sunday school.
This is what the church should be.
I understand that most (many?) churches are too big to feasibly have a congregational meal every week together. People are busy and budgets are tight.
Maybe it shouldn't work everywhere. But think of your own church and then think of how Jesus’ church movement was. Pretty sure He had potlucks every week too… ☺
This is what the church should be.
I understand that most (many?) churches are too big to feasibly have a congregational meal every week together. People are busy and budgets are tight.
Maybe it shouldn't work everywhere. But think of your own church and then think of how Jesus’ church movement was. Pretty sure He had potlucks every week too… ☺
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