why do you like church buildings for meetings? - Page 2

Rose · #11 09-26-2013, 07:59 AM

When I was very young my Dad was very ill and bed ridden so we had prayer meetings, singing, worship and bible discussions in our home. Missing was the preached word calling for repentance, etc. however, my Dad did receive the HOLY GHOST so I am thankful for that time. I feel that a church building is more apt to draw a diverse group of people together and produce more growth to the Kingdom of God.

Ferd · #12 09-26-2013, 08:01 AM

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Originally Posted by KWSS1976

I like music, so I like listening to the worship songs,I like getting my kids involve with activities the church is doing and it helps them with there social skills being around others there age also the adults small groups we get in and study together,as far as the preaching goes I enjoy it as long as it is kept mild mannered and not alot of shouting, and sweating....lol

these are some of my reasons also.

well said.

I would also add that the church in a church building gives you a wider sense of belonging to something larger and more meaningful. my friendship circle is broader both in the number of people, and in the scope of who we all are.

I attend chuch with people form all economic levels, vary different professional and personal background and the ethinc mix of our church is vastly broader than what we find in our little corner of the world.

n david · #13 09-26-2013, 08:36 AM

This past Sunday my Pastor started a new series through the book of the Acts of the Apostles. Thought it was pretty cool that he's giving this series since we've been discussing this at length.

Last night he mentioned house churches, the change from ekklesia to kirche, the effect of 300AD when Christianity became a national religion, and the meaning and purpose of the church - not a building, a people; not a monument, but a movement. We have a greater purpose than just meeting in a building. Wherever we go, we are the church. Our testimony should simply be What did you see? and What did you hear?

*AQuietPlace* · #14 09-26-2013, 04:15 PM

A church building is simply more practical the majority of the time.

Praxeas · #15 09-26-2013, 06:32 PM

Can adults and children be taught the same things at the same level?

I also like that we can baptize people right away instead of traveling to the ocean or a pool.

I like that I always have a place to go to where I can pray alone without interruption.

I like that my church family is not limited to just 10 people, which gives people a larger peer group to fellowship with.

Being hard of hearing even with hearing aids, I like that I can hear what is being preached.

crakjak · #16 09-28-2013, 08:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Praxeas

It's not always THAT simple. Not everyone has a house they can host weekly prayer meetings for a half dozen or so people. Nor do they always want to. Someone might have to work late, be sick, need to leave town for some reason etc

I am speaking primarily of life groups, our church encourages everyone to join and attend life group each week. We have services in the building only on Sunday AM and special called services. All sorts of classes and teachings are available on Sunday morning, then assembly & worship at 10:45.

Our small group meets locally each Wednesday evening, this is flexible based on everyone's schedule. I am not an advocate on home church only.

Truthseeker · #17 09-28-2013, 09:06 PM

I don't care where we but what is going on in the meeting.

Praxeas · #18 09-28-2013, 09:35 PM

That doesn't answer the question

Margies3 · #19 09-29-2013, 01:40 PM

Goodness, I can think of a whole lot of reasons why I prefer a church structure to a home church......

1) It allows for more growth (and after all, isn't that what we are supposed to do-bring people into the fellowship of believers?!)

2) Since the church can be larger, it allows more opportunity for people to connect with one another and on many different levels. For example, in my church there might be an older lady who I have developed a relationship with and when I need someone to mentor me, she might be who I would talk with. At the same time, because we are large enough to allow it, there might be a younger woman who looks to me when she needs someone to mentor her.

3) Sometimes I have something going on in my life that I don't want the whole church to know about, but want to go to an altar to spend time in prayer. In a small group of only 10-20 people, it is much more likely that everyone is going to know each other on a MUCH more intimate level and so, instead of being to go to God to seek HIS answers, people will tend to want to give advice to one another even if you have not sought out that advice

4) A larger church would allow for many more different opportunities for ministry. It might not be my gift to do music, but it is someone else's. But my gift might be organizing a free clothing give-away to reach out to the needy. That might not be your gift, but your gift might be teaching,..... you get the picture.

5) I wanted my kids involved in a strong support group thru church when they were in school so that when they ran up against something tempting them, they could lean on their friends in the school building to help support them. In a small group, you might only have one or two youth. That's not alot of support.

That's 5 of the reasons I like the church building and prefer a church of at least 60-100 people. There are many more reasons.

But having said that, I also have to tell you that one of the things I really love at our church are the small groups. We come together on Sunday mornings as a whole. And we all do different ministries as a whole (missions work both local and foreign, youth activities, etc.). But we also have some very powerful small groups that meet weekly. Our Tuesday Ladies' Bible Study is one of them. We have about 15 of us and we are a very tightly knit group, but we are always open to new people joining us. In fact, we just had 4 or 5 more join us 2 weeks ago when we started our newest study on the book of Nehemiah

Tuesday is my favorite night of the week