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It depends mostly on the size and wishes of the congregation. Personally my church is open everyday, all day, for the most part. We do not go to the church to pray though. Now if someone wanted to go and sit in the sanctuary and pray no one would stop them, but it's just something that we don't do.clskinner said:Are your church buildings open during the day for people to come in and pray? Would going to a church to pray be seen as different from praying in another place? I guess I was wondering because most Catholic churches remain open during the day for people to come in and visit Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament. That not being the case for Baptists, would a Baptist find himself going to church during the day to pray?
Is the church open then, because the pastor is there, as a sort of place where his office is contained?BT said:It depends mostly on the size and wishes of the congregation. Personally my church is open everyday, all day, for the most part. We do not go to the church to pray though. Now if someone wanted to go and sit in the sanctuary and pray no one would stop them, but it's just something that we don't do.
Ah, yes! I had forgotten about this aspect. Catholic churches are typically designed for one thing, and have other areas for specifically social events. What you have said makes sense.eldermike said:The building is designed for many uses.
Clskinner,clskinner said:Are your church buildings open during the day for people to come in and pray? Would going to a church to pray be seen as different from praying in another place? I guess I was wondering because most Catholic churches remain open during the day for people to come in and visit Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament. That not being the case for Baptists, would a Baptist find himself going to church during the day to pray?
While I would not label myself as "born again" because it often implies that one is not Catholic, I would not disagree with any of what you have said above. I would refine it a bit, however.GreenEyedLady said:Because we are born again believers who are saved by the blood of Jesus Christ, we don't visit Jesus at church because HE is in us. Being born again means that we are sealed by the holy spirit and that Christ is in us always until the day of redemption. We are sealed with the holy spirit. Our prayers are heard whether we are in church or not.
Sounds like an amazing ministry you guys have going on over there. The Lord Bless you !eldermike said:My church offices are open all day. There are scheduled events all week in the church, something every night of the week. The building is designed for many uses. We have a coffee house ministry where the chairs are replaced with tables and we have live music. We also have other types of meetings from the local community, as long as it's a non-profit ministry we will host it. We make our space availabe, all you need to do is get on the very busy schedule. There are not many open days on the schedule. Our vision of the church building is a center for activities that make use of the gifts that God has given to each member.
That's one reason yes. The Pastor's office is there and we have a secretary who is there to take care of administrative things. Our Pastor also does counselling there during the week so he keeps appointments there. The church is open to anyone who wants to go there during the week as well. You don't need an appointment. Our church library is one place that I visit several times during the week personally. During the summer months our youth have things going on and there are often music practices and such...clskinner said:Is the church open then, because the pastor is there, as a sort of place where his office is contained?
Our church isn't open during the day, but anytime you want to come on down and pray I will open doors for youclskinner said:Are your church buildings open during the day for people to come in and pray? Would going to a church to pray be seen as different from praying in another place? I guess I was wondering because most Catholic churches remain open during the day for people to come in and visit Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament. That not being the case for Baptists, would a Baptist find himself going to church during the day to pray?
Jesus, not the Baptists came up with the concept of being born again.clskinner said:While I would not label myself as "born again" because it often implies that one is not Catholic, I would not disagree with any of what you have said above. I would refine it a bit, however.
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