I feel like the sing, sermon, offering and dash is not good. It seems like we should be gathering together, breaking into small groups, talking about what is going on in our lives and praying for those needs.......
Dodo... my feelings exactly.
I ponder why it is that the modern church format has evolved such that it is. Your discription is a close parallel to buying and ingesting fast food and then carrying on with what is really important to us in our lives.
I am not sure of all of the dynamics that make mainstream church format unappealing to me, but I am certain that factors such as selfish motives by "leaders" and "members" are a part of it. I feel the church organization I have experienced is just another commercial enterprise on one hand or an unhealthy social organization on another hand.
All I can say for sure is that it no longer appeals to me. The fellowship in which I attend has a tradition that it based on "Attraction rather than Promotion". Such cannot be said for the church as I have experienced it. It is not a criticism of God. I just am not comfortable with what many of the people who claim to be His people do.
Will see where it all goes! This is not the first time in history people have been uncomfortable with their church experience.
