let's have fun with this but also learn

Since everyone is saved, my presence is not required in that town. I would find the antithesis of that city, start a house church and be a witness and testimony of the gospel of Jesus Christ.

Besides, that would be a very creepy town, I'm thinking Twilight Zone creepy.

 

no one younger then 10 is ever going to live there? not a town I want to live it, somethings wrong there.

 

That rickety old truck was mine following Donna down the motorway, fast!

Cheers,

Jim

 

As a non-Baptist Christian, if I had to choose one of these congregations, I would probably choose the one that "is in the middle somewhere." I most certainly would regularly attend a Baptist congregation before I `went nowhere.'

I prefer places where a person does not have to dress up to feel welcome, but I would not want to attend a place where I look out of place if I do so. My personal preference is that we understand we are coming to worship the Lord, and dress appropriately. I would not attend a place where slobbishness is what is expected. I prefer to dress up for Sunday morning worship assembly and I will not attend a place where I would be out of place doing so.

As far as translation goes, I could not care less, but am more comfortable with congregations that use multiple translations. I tend to prefer that modern translations be used.

As far as music, I would prefer a mixture of traditional hymns and contemporary praise. In my dream congregation, we would sometimes sing without instruments too.

It would not be wrong to pick one of the others.

I think it is entirely appropriate to choose by style. The Lord expects us to be siblings -- not multiplets. Different personalities gravitate to different styles. When one congregation would be an encouragement to some Christians, it would be a `drag' to other Christians. Christians should feel free to choose whichever assembly most helps them with the Hebrews 10:24-5 purpose of congregations.

 

Since I'm going to assume that all three churches seek to follow biblical practices and doctrines, I'm going to choose the traditional church.

That's because it most fits my comfort level. I'm used to the old hymns, expository preaching, and a preacher with a coat and tie.

I can handle the newer music, topical sermons and casually dressed preachers just fine. But I'm going to lean toward the church that most fits my comfort level.

Some folks don't like to learn new stuff or try new things. I have to fight the same tendency to say "I know what I like and I like what I know."

 

>Town has 3000 current residents, none under 10

Must be part of Heaven.

 

As another non-Baptist Christian (former Baptist), I would probably choose the middle one which is similar to our current church.

My daughter (at college) attends a church that fits the ultra-modern one you listed. Interestingly, it is an SBC church.

 

Whatcha gonna do in Heaven with all them saved people? Still creepy? :tongue3:

 

Folding metal chairs? You almost had me going to the hyper-modern one until you mentioned the chairs. Everyone knows that metal folding chairs are so 1970s! Hyper-modern churches know, from the marketing studies done prior to their launch, that you must have deeply padded stacking chairs. The ideal deeply-padded stacking chair would have a cup holder for the Starbucks coffee you bought in the lobby and a nice book rack so you don't have to lay your The Message on the floor.

 

That is called the emerging church. By the way someone want to tell them the church emerged 2000 years ago.

 

Yep, once you've heard good or great preaching, you won't be satisfied with anything else. Remember, though, I'm assuming that the preaching is biblical.

 

The harvest will have been gathered, the work will be finished, then will be the rest. Until then, "I must work the works of him that sent me, while it is day: the night cometh, when no man can work." (John 9:4)

Now if he had made this different sections in heaven, that would be different.:laugh: