Pew research

What is with churches with no pews?

Back in the day, great froth was over padded or hard pews.
Modern, liberal churches that had no zeal for God and where country clubs had padded pews.

Real Godly churches had pews that were slatted or just backless benches.

A church was really upscale if they also had padded prayer benches that folded up under the pew in front.

“Theater seating” was a mark that the people attended for the show, and beside, going to the theater was a sin.

What is with no pews?

They have great advantages!

Those with arthritic knees have a natural support to pull up on.

The obese can spread out.

Children can nap beside parents.

Handy trays to deposit juice cups and other sticky whatever’s.

A sense of purpose, security, permenance, protection, ...

No one new if you were holding your girls hand.

Fathers could put their arms across the back to cuddle the wife and thump the playing child.

A wonderful magic tunnel that every child desired to explore.

One could gauge the need to continue the invitation depending on how firmly the folks grasp the back of the pew.
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So with all those advantages, what is with churches with no pews?

 

Oh, dear friend you have punched me where I have long contended for reconfiguration of what is presented as worship.


One of the areas of great personal discomfort is that the Baptists have since even before the mid 1900's made the time prior to the service a social gathering rather then a time of prayer. Where once folks would come sit, open the Scriptures and contemplate, now business and busyness glad hand about as social butterflies.

If the Temple was "a house of prayer," how much more should not the worship in that dedicated place established by the assembly not be enveloped with prayer, that from each heart is lifted the needs of both individual and assembly to Christ?

One of the remarkable worship elements of the underground church is that because they are forced to be quiet in their worship, they also demonstrate a greater sense of the Lord's presence, and peace between the membership.

Would that we all would be still and quiet before the Lord that we worship Him and are able to listen to Him without distractions.

Some would be shocked to find that they had left the Lord outside if they were quiet enough and peace filled enough to realize it.