Greetings everyone
I was reading an online article, which I cannot find, probably from a Bishop Spong acolyte anyway the question was posed about avoiding church vs finding the right one, something i long ago abandoned
The writer suggested that the person Google the name of their town and "Progressive congregations or progressive churches and see what they find
So I tried this and found non denominational churches with the exception of the one Episcopal church where we spend advent and an occasional Wednesday noon Mass. From ex experience it is progressive in TEACHING but not someplace that is a welcoming community.
So I came across a few....threw out the megachurch for personal reasons....found 2 progressive Baptist churches, not sure if Caucasians are welcome, and 3 non denominational places, one which caters to nontraditional people, saying that Jesus is perfect but people and congregations are not. That is a far cry from the number of times I have heard from various churches that they themselves were perfect while others were not. Anyway, I do not like contemporary services, but the idea of finding people who are OPEN to friendship and acceptance is intriguing.
I was reading an online article, which I cannot find, probably from a Bishop Spong acolyte anyway the question was posed about avoiding church vs finding the right one, something i long ago abandoned
The writer suggested that the person Google the name of their town and "Progressive congregations or progressive churches and see what they find
So I tried this and found non denominational churches with the exception of the one Episcopal church where we spend advent and an occasional Wednesday noon Mass. From ex experience it is progressive in TEACHING but not someplace that is a welcoming community.
So I came across a few....threw out the megachurch for personal reasons....found 2 progressive Baptist churches, not sure if Caucasians are welcome, and 3 non denominational places, one which caters to nontraditional people, saying that Jesus is perfect but people and congregations are not. That is a far cry from the number of times I have heard from various churches that they themselves were perfect while others were not. Anyway, I do not like contemporary services, but the idea of finding people who are OPEN to friendship and acceptance is intriguing.