Friday, October 24, 2008
The church hunt is over!
We found a church! The pastor has been on vacation but we like what we see so far! The past churches we have tried were very traditional...hymns,pews, corporate reading from the KJV, the whole bit. We were attracted by their involvement in missions so we had contemplated how much compromise in style might be required for us to be part of a church that has the same passion for the lost and hurting that we do. But we also thought what if we took our neighbors or Justin's coworkers? We felt that we we'd keep looking b/c that style is not so relevant to the unchurched of our generation. Also the other churches we attended would never know that we were there, nor that we didn't come back and I thought about those who are searching for God (who might actually come within the 4 walls) and not just a church. We really wanted a more relationally based church. We had driven by a church called New Beginnings Family Church and wrote down the website. This was kinda the last option that we had. On their site (www.go2nbfc.org) they listed the 3 monthly outreaches they do and they also had a Saturday night service, which works better for Alana than Sunday morning. We went and everyone was so welcoming and friendly. The worship is intimate and the nursery and workers were fantastic. After the service a guy invited Justin to the men's group. He also sent Justin a text message later that week. Justin went and really liked it. They also have a Bible study for married couples. We are very encouraged as it has been a lot longer road than we had planned to settle into a church!
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