Opus 2015-78: Church Shopping

I will soon be looking for a new church.  For the second time in my adult life a church is being done away with by the hierarchy of the denomination.  As far as I know the bills are all paid and the roof is not leaking but the powers-that-be have decided to give the building to another group that is considered more hip and with it.  I will visit a few times but it won’t be the same.

So I will be church shopping.

What am I looking for?

A church where the Bible is more than a pew decoration.  I am not even concerned about the translation.  I can live with the modern paraphrases as long as the pastor does his homework and points to eternal truth instead of trendy sound bites. 

A church where the “worship team” does not write their own music.  I don’t demand singing from the hymnal.  I realize that young people today have short attention spans and need a power point presentation like they got in school but I don’t need a group of Billboard Wannabees trying to get people to sing the song that “Jesus gave me while I was brushing my teeth.”  There is a lot of good new music but the chances are that they didn’t write it.  There is also a lot of good old stuff.

A church where politically correct is a swear word.  I want to be around people who are not afraid to think even if they disagree with me.  It keeps me sharp and sometimes even helps me to grow.

I guess another requirement is that it be within driving distance.  I know of churches that measure up but they are all in other states. 

The search begins.  Soon.

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