The Playhouse

   Things I've learned in our search for a new church home:

1)  Large cities have mega churches as well as small ones.  They have a lot of both kinds.

2)  Man has discovered a variety of ways to worship.  It appears some have not read  the Manual.

3)  Most churches are oblivious to visitors, but the larger churches can't be faulted.  It would be a feat to know JUST the members.

4)  Weddings and funerals seem to be the only occasions that church attendees wear their dressy clothes.  

5)  Some churches give a new definition to casual church wear. (I know God looks on the heart, but I doubt if some church goers would wear the same clothing if they were invited to meet a celebrity.)

6)  I still appreciate choir robes.

7)  Businesses that print hymnals had better be finding another means of income.

8)  Pews without hymnal holders are pews that hold a lot less theology.

9)  There are a lot of activities listed in the church bulletin/program, and some don't fall under preaching, praying, or missions.

10)  An altar of kneeling worshippers blesses me.

11)  You can get lost in a mega church and stared at in a small one.

12)  Sermons never tend to "run over" in churches with multiple morning services.

13)  I still don't know the difference between a choir and a praise team.

14)  Be aware that your conversations can be overheard by the people sitting in front of you.  Last Sunday I heard where I could buy half price purses.

15)  Some preachers study and prepare more than others.

16)  Senior adult groups go by a variety of unique names, and they all take road trips.

17)  Some churches copy the world in their attempt to attract crowds.

18)  There is and never will be a greater message than the Gospel.

19)  "When I Survey the Wondrous Cross" can stand on its own as a sermon and doesn't need a modern revamping.

20)  What I once thought was plain and basic in my childhood church wasn't'!