Water In Church

[delta soundman]

I must confess. I indulge in things other than h2o during service. My soundbooth is in the balcony next to my studio. Quite often I am back and forth between the two during service keeping levels right in the studio and keeping the house rocking(excuse the reference to "rock"). So in my mini fridge under my board i have it stocked with Red Bull and water. I know I know, heathan.

[ForeverBlessed]

Water bottles are acceptable in our church. Most everyone on the pulpit has one available to them. Most times, I have one with me.. and I openly drink it when needed, sure beats going in and out of service.

Anytime our choir sings we are encouraged to bring water bottles by the case and we all carry one. We have them throughout Christmas and other programs. Singing takes a lot out of you and water is very helpful.

Originally Posted by HeavenlyOne

I also don't agree with food for children being in the church. It's on thing to have Cheerios for a one-yr old, perhaps, but I have seen people bring sandwiches for 3 and 4 yr olds.....not in the church I attend currently, but in churches I've been a member of. I don't think that's right.

This is more the sort of thing I have issue with.... There is one woman in church who brings drink and chips for her little boy...So the few times I have sat near her I've had the joy of hearing the rattling of the bag as she opened it and then the aroma of Doritos filling my nostrils....makes it hard to do anything but crave chips or be completely annoyed... The way I see it is you feed your kids BEFORE or AFTER church -- not during...Unless in the case of babies who have not been weaned... I have no problem with water... There are several who have it at church and there's never a display about it.

Originally Posted by Tina

Uh oh.. I failed this one too. I keep tic tacs, lifesavers, skittles, etc in my purse. When my son sits quietly and pays attention to the sermon-- each 15 minutes, he's rewarded with a single piece. We're talking about an unmedicated ADHD child who finds it impossible to sit still and be quiet. I think my pastor must approve of such methods by parents to keep kids from disrupting the service for others-- because tic tacs, lifesavers and skittles are available for sale in the church library. Otherwise, I'd spend more time out of the sanctuary than in the sanctuary spanking his little rear end for acting up in church. Small sacrifices...

The candies you describe here and the way you use them are a far cry from eating sandwiches and chips in church...they are small candies that can be eaten very discreetly -- even used to cover dry mouth, soothe a cough or sore through or freshen breath... Dorito sister's makes a spectacle of sorts with the noise and smell....and he rarely even eats on the chips.

[tamor]

Originally Posted by Sherri

We have water in the sanctuary for anyone on the platform. I usually have one at my seat that someone brings in and leaves for me, but I don't always open it. If we do alot of praying for people at the altar, sometimes I do want it. I CANNOT stand for anyone to bring in anything other than water though. We have a coffee bar in the lobby, but we have big signs that says that nothing but water can come in the sanctuaries. However, once in a while, someone misses the signs and brings one in anyway.

I have been in one service where there was a coke machine in the sanctuary and all during service, you could hear the money drop and cokes falling. It was insane!!

Weren't some of the folks eating popcorn or something too? It seems like I remember them eating during service along with their cokes!!

[Steve Epley]

The church needs water in it so we can baptize folks.

[chaotic_resolve]

The last General Conference I was at had people all around munching on popcorn, hot dogs and drinking soda.

[BoredOutOfMyMind]

Originally Posted by chaotic_resolve

The last General Conference I was at had people all around munching on popcorn, hot dogs and drinking soda.

During the offering or afterwards?!?

In my humble opinion, tolerance of any shape has taken a backseat to the now generation. It is not any hotter now in churches than it used to be, if fact some have air conditioning that didn't used to. The way we have church is not any different than services I remember as a kid. However, people think that they have to have water for some reason. They don't give a second thought to getting up at a very crucial point in the service and going out to the bathroom or whatever it is they do. Consideration to others has taken a very backseat. I am for the preacher and singers having water but even this I think could be taken to extreme. In years gone by, I have seen many times a pracher preach without any water. This is the NOW generation. Whatever I want, I want it now! If I am hungry, I have to eat now. If I am thirsty, I have to drink now! If I am tired of sitting here, I have to get up and leave. It doesn't matter if the spirit of God is moving on someone and I might disturb them, I don't take into consideration the needs and wants of others, it is truly "all about me". And sad to say this way of thinking has crept into the church.

[Esther]

Some people take medicine that causes them to be thirsty. I think is is less intrusic to have a bottle with them than getting up and going out.