I was baptized in one non-denominational church, moved and started to go to another non-denominational church. I didn’t feel happy with the second church, so I stopped going until I found the right one. I started going to a new church and I fell in love with it almost immediately. Even so, one thing I have always wondered is if all of these churches visit each other to see each one does their service, because they are almost identical in behavior and style. The music is the same style, the worship leaders seem like they are all related because the words they use are identical. They direct the audience to lift their hands when they say to, to pray when they say to, and it just seems so unnatural to me. The worship singers cry and drop to their knees. When the Pastor preaches, he starts off in a soft tone but always toward the end of his preaching he is almost screaming. Every church Pastor behaves the same. People in the audience are always saying "Amen." The Pastor often says "Can I get an Amen." For what, I am not always certain. Then there is the alter call. It is all part of the script and the music has to be the right one in order to draw people. I know if I heard a Christian rock song playing people wouldn’t go to the alter, but a soft hymn would probably instill some thoughts in their heads telling convincing them that they need to go up. I mean sad songs make us cry. Does that mean we need to go up to the alter? I have experienced being filled with an over powering warmth and desire to give my heart to the Lord but I wonder if others who go up to the alter have experienced the same. Please do not misinterpret my post. I am not being stirred away from my love of our Father. I just always had this curiosity in the back of my head and laugh sometimes when I watch the church routine over and over again. It seems like the whole hour in church is a performance and I don’t always feel it is real. Sometimes I feel the desire to detach myself from their commands and do what I feel I should do. I pray quietly when others are singing and dancing. I sing, when others are praying. You see I do the same thing but not when commanded. I do it when my heart is stirred to do what I do. I want my time with the Lord to be unplanned and natural. I love hearing about the word and learning from the Pastor but sometimes I understand why non-believers mock the Christian churches. They do seem a little pretentious. Am I missing something or is this something I have to get over. I’d love some positive and informative answers please. I take this as a learning opportunity for me.