Today’s class was a little less in learning than I have in other classes. I always think its great to reconnect with my group and discuss what church looks like from each of our perspectives. It was nice to hear what everyone else thought about the church as it stood in the first century and what sorts of practices we could adopt from them. Then, the film we watched seemed to be a good introduction to where we are going next with the church. I am interested to see how these house model’s that we’ve seen of church so far are going to hold up to the religious persecution that the second and third century are going to bring!
Thinking through the practices we could adopt from these traditions will be really helpful in preparing for the final paper.
This is actually soniehtmg we have been addressing at our church in the past few months. We have been incorporating more activities for our youth, such as– on a specific Sunday night, the youth conducts our entire service; our music director has incorporated some of the new Contemporary Christian music into our services, which the youth absolutely love. We have also brought a young youth minister in which has been such a blessing!Honestly, I think one of the main reasons the statistics are what they are is because a lot of churches are too set in older ways– not so much catering to the older members, but pacifying them by not incorporating newer ideas and technology into the service, etc. It is absolutely critical that we do all we can to make our young people feel a part of the church because they are the future of the church, and they need all the guidance they can get in this harsh and cruel world!!
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