Does $4.00 a gallon gas mean:

[Scooter]

Does $4.00 a gallon gas mean:

1. More Pastors will go to one service on Sunday because people will not drive to two services anymore, thus cost more to run A/C & Heating with less offering coming in?

2. People will quit attending things that are on the church calendar, thus reducing fellowship?

3. Will there be many home churchs starting up in cities?

4. Nothing, people will continue to drive to be at church events?

5. Only those living 20 miles away from church will not show up as ofton?

[Jack Shephard]

I live more than 20 miles from my church and it certainly affects me going. Though I do not miss very often. If money is tight one week I might not hit the night service, but that has been rare thus far, but it might get more common.

[StMark]

Originally Posted by Scooter

Does $4.00 a gallon gas mean:

1. More Pastors will go to one service on Sunday because people will not drive to two services anymore, thus cost more to run A/C & Heating with less offering coming in?

2. People will quit attending things that are on the church calendar, thus reducing fellowship?

3. Will there be many home churchs starting up in cities?

4. Nothing, people will continue to drive to be at church events?

5. Only those living 20 miles away from church will not show up as ofton?

I think it will effect the churches in the large metro areas first.

I believe it will be the final straw for those who were already
considering cutting out sunday night services

I think it's going to simplify our lives

there wont be as many saints going out of town on the weekends
this could make for a better attendance and will be a good thing
for those of us who depend on the saintschurch attendance to get
our jobs done effectively

I don't think it it will hurt local church fellowship - perhaps just
simplifiy it like having more potlucks, baseball games etc

[Scooter]

baseball games etc

Mark do you play any kind of softball/baseball?

[TRFrance]

I think a lot of people are going to start skipping midweek services even more than before.

In many churches, those services are poorly attended anyway, so high gas prices just give people even more reason to skip them.

[StMark]

Originally Posted by Scooter

Mark do you play any kind of softball/baseball?

haven't in a long lomg time but enjoyed it at one time
bad back

[CC1]

If $4.00 per gallon gas is here to stay it might mean a reversing of the trend in urban areas of people driving long distances to attend mega churches that offer more classes, activities for young people, etc and a return to people looking for neighborhood churches.

[RandyWayne]

Hopefully it will hasten the rebirth of the home church.

[StMark]

Originally Posted by RandyWayne

Hopefully it will hasten the rebirth of the home church.

I think we will see more house church and or
home fellowships in the future.

some will be in conjunction with having traditional
church but less of it

[CC1]

Originally Posted by RandyWayne

Hopefully it will hasten the rebirth of the home church.

It won't for me! To me home church is the last resort. If you are in a town with no church or if the church becomes persecuted and has to move underground.

I am just not into the hippie "let's all strum a guitar and sing before we share the word" kinda thing!

I can understand it being what some folks like and want but I love going to church and having great music complete with a wide variety of musical instruments played well helping bring folks into one mind and one accord and ushering in the presence of God. Do we have to have it? No but we don't have to have air conditioning either but I am not doing without it unless I just have to!