Jessica and I visited a new church this morning, one named The Village Chapel.
We’re currently members at Fellowship Bible Church in Brentwood, Tennessee. Jessica loves FBC, which honestly makes me happy. I’m not as much of a fan, mainly because it’s too evangelical for me. Not that being evangelical is always bad, but lately I’ve just been craving something more orthodox, emergent, raw, hope-filled–whatever you want to call it. Not a fan of titles.
I’m just not a fan of how many evangelical churches leave so many people out of engaging the story of Jesus just because they don’t adhere to the “evangelical” rules. I think it’s sad, really. The story of Jesus is for everyone, not just for those who clean up their act according to how we tell them to.
But can I just tell you how much I hate church hopping. Hate it. I think it might be worse than dating. It’s definitely more complicated than dating, at least, for me.
Makes me tired. Makes me want to just stay where I am.
Happy Sunday night to you.
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Oh can I relate on the church hopping thing! My son and I have been attending the same church for almost 11 years. For reasons I won’t go into here, we’ve decided it isn’t “our” church anymore.
Yesterday we attended the church of a friend. Besides feeling like I had stepped into a timewarp and been yanked back about fifteen years (We slept in and attended the “traditional service.”), it felt pretty weird. Actually, what I felt like was a cheating spouse hoping not to be exposed.
Which, of course, I was not. Jesus is my one and only and I can worship Him and spend time with Him anywhere I’d like. The fact that I was feeling any guilt at all led me to believe that we did the right thing in leaving our old church which I suspect wanted us to prioritize it above Christ himself.
agreed.
my wife and i are struggling to find a place where we belong. we have been at the church we attend we have been at for two years, have gotten involved in small groups & actually lead a small group now, but have to gear up to attend the service & are always glad when it’s done. it’s not a bad church by any stretch, & the rest of our small groups loves it. anyway, i, too, hate church shopping, which is why we felt we needed to force ourselves to stay at this church.
we have pretty much decided that once the small group season is over (6 weeks) that we will go to another church, but who is to say if it’s just a grass is greener thing. totally frustrating.
i too feel that “too evangelical” thing. i love the adherence to truth that evangelical churches have, but really feel they lack the soul of faith, sometimes.
i feel ya, man. thanks for the chat today…as has already been said, it’s so awesome to find a brother in Nashville with whom i can deconstruct some of this stuff.
Glad God crossed our paths, bro! Hope keeps doing that.
BST
Man God may be calling me to another church and just the thought of having to date other churches makes me anxious. Like you, I kind of want to ride it on out.