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I think I should preface this by saying the following post might sound kind of selfish. I'm not intending it that way, I'm just personally convinced that this brand of Christianity is how I feel most faithful to Christ.
So with that said...
I've been having a really hard time figuring out what church I'm most comfortable at. By comfortable, I don't mean complacent, but rather not feeling constantly on guard that a teacher or lay person would slip an unorthodox teaching by me.
I know that realistically that's kind of an impossible standard, but I've been at churches in the past where I felt like "I was in good hands" (my college pastor is kind of my ideal, he was intellectual, equanimous and our group was very equally balanced between critical scholarship and serving others).
If you want my theological orientation, I'm probably closest to Rob Bell's line of thinking. I originally read Velvet Elvis almost 10 years ago, that and Jesus Wants To Save Christians were both instrumental in the re-development of my faith.
I find churches that are mindful of history and reflect the context (cultural, religious, historical, political, etc) of scripture in their theologies, and who are kind of "globally conscious" in serving others to be the most compelling.
Does that sound like a specific denomination to anybody?
I've gone to everything from Eastern Orthodox and Roman Catholic to Anglican and Presbyterian, plus a variety of nondenominational churches. I'm usually not too fond of Baptist churches, I'm trying to get away from the basic and contemporary forms of worship.
So with that said...
I've been having a really hard time figuring out what church I'm most comfortable at. By comfortable, I don't mean complacent, but rather not feeling constantly on guard that a teacher or lay person would slip an unorthodox teaching by me.
I know that realistically that's kind of an impossible standard, but I've been at churches in the past where I felt like "I was in good hands" (my college pastor is kind of my ideal, he was intellectual, equanimous and our group was very equally balanced between critical scholarship and serving others).
If you want my theological orientation, I'm probably closest to Rob Bell's line of thinking. I originally read Velvet Elvis almost 10 years ago, that and Jesus Wants To Save Christians were both instrumental in the re-development of my faith.
I find churches that are mindful of history and reflect the context (cultural, religious, historical, political, etc) of scripture in their theologies, and who are kind of "globally conscious" in serving others to be the most compelling.
Does that sound like a specific denomination to anybody?
I've gone to everything from Eastern Orthodox and Roman Catholic to Anglican and Presbyterian, plus a variety of nondenominational churches. I'm usually not too fond of Baptist churches, I'm trying to get away from the basic and contemporary forms of worship.
