The unchurched

[SumTinWong]

I guess I fall into the catagorey of the unchurched as I am not currently involved in a church, but I am looking. So for now may I park my carcass here with you all?

 

[Rick Otto]

downwind of me, that is.
I like your spirit already tho. You can feel free to park or float that around anywhere hereabouts.
How'd ya get detached and what are you lookin' for... doors & windows, chairs or pews, storefront or stained glass, blue jeans or fancy pants,... oh wait a minute... maybe you're one of those guys who thinks doctrine & relationships are important?
You haven't been "burdened" with any of that kind of sensibility have you?

BTW, were you named after a beer?

Bud I say unto you,That ye resist not humor; Bud, whosoever ye might see, get cheeky with him also.
from The Comedian's Standup Version

 

[FellowshipOfTheMystery]

I'd like something like this:

[FONT=verdana,arial,helvetica,sans-serif]Service: Liturgical, Traditional, Contemporary, Seeker Friendly, Charismatic, Pentecostal, Evangelical, Blended Worship Style, Prayer Services, Healing Services[/FONT]

but church buildings and "authorities" make me gag.

Wonder if I can pull that off in my garage....hmmmm.

 

[FLANDIDLYANDERS]

Try the pub. Jesus is usually there, so it makes sense

 

[Rick Otto]

can ya get all that under one tent AND still have room for a buffet?

 

[TheAJKMan]

can ya get all that under one tent AND still have room for a buffet?

Well, if it's an eat as much as you can buffet, you can count me in Me does love me food

TheAJKMan

 

[FellowshipOfTheMystery]

can ya get all that under one tent AND still have room for a buffet?

LOL....I guess only if the crowd is somewhat tolerant and open to new flavors.

 

[SumTinWong]

downwind of me, that is.
I like your spirit already tho. You can feel free to park or float that around anywhere hereabouts.
How'd ya get detached and what are you lookin' for... doors & windows, chairs or pews, storefront or stained glass, blue jeans or fancy pants,... oh wait a minute... maybe you're one of those guys who thinks doctrine & relationships are important?
You haven't been "burdened" with any of that kind of sensibility have you?

Well for me I just couldn't get answers to the questions that the churches i visited or was a part of. Seems to me that i am not the only one with these questions, and some people settle for the answers given, but i cannot.

I think doctrine is important, but not as important as love. I was listening to Gary Wills the other day and he spoke of the dregs of soceity of Jesus time were His friends. Seems to me that I having been a wart on the butt of the world could be a good candidate for a friend of His as well.

BTW, were you named after a beer?

Nope actually for my favorite Uncle. Don't drink, but not for rel;igious reasons, I just do not like alcohol, or being around people who drink it.

Bud I say unto you,That ye resist not humor; Bud, whosoever ye might see, get cheeky with him also.
from The Comedian's Standup Version

Well from this response I should fit in nice, as I have a wicked sense of humor at times. Thanks for the welcome

 

[lismore]

Hello

Welcome!
Us all meeting here together is church

Going to a church building is nowhere mentioned in the NT.

 

[TheAJKMan]

Exactly lismore, the verse that comes to mind is this

Mat 18:20 For where two or three are gathered in my name, there am I among them."

This Bud is our "church, and you are most welcome in it

Peace up
TheAJKMan

 

[SumTinWong]

Thanks I appreciate that. The only draw back i can see to having an online church is the cber potluck dinners Must be the old Baptist in me trying to get out

 

[TheAJKMan]

Mmmm, I love those kinda meals, always different. Never can be sure what to expect at any of them. Well, Uncle Bud, looks like you gonna have to go and find yerself some real live people to have a pot luck dinner with

TheAJKMAn

 

[katallasso]

Mmmm, I love those kinda meals, always different. Never can be sure what to expect at any of them. Well, Uncle Bud, looks like you gonna have to go and find yerself some real live people to have a pot luck dinner with

TheAJKMAn

Bud,

If ya live in a big city you could call different churches and find out when their next pot luck supper is and bless them with your presence. If the city is big enough you could be a blessing for a long time.


Y'all,

I need a bit of advice here. I got an email from a friend I have not heard from in years. Her husband has been pastor of a few churches but he is not at this time. She asked me to pray for them to find a fellowship as they are without right now. She doesn't know I am "out", ya think I should send her a link to the "unchurched" forum?

 

[New_Wineskin]

Y'all,

I need a bit of advice here. I got an email from a friend I have not heard from in years. Her husband has been pastor of a few churches but he is not at this time. She asked me to pray for them to find a fellowship as they are without right now. She doesn't know I am "out", ya think I should send her a link to the "unchurched" forum?

Sure . It is alwayse great to have those in that position come to the unaffilated side . The problem is , many decide to set up their own house groups and continue the same thing in a smaller setting .

 

[Count]

The problem is , many decide to set up their own house groups and continue the same thing in a smaller setting .

Hmmm, yes this is true, unfortunately. People who come out of organized christianity need a considerable time to get rid of a whole mentality, of the religion they have inside of them, and this often costs!

 

[New_Wineskin]

Hmmm, yes this is true, unfortunately. People who come out of organized christianity need a considerable time to get rid of a whole mentality, of the religion they have inside of them, and this often costs!

I agree . It is just that I have seen a trait in noncatholic christianity . They follow the mistake of Luther . He threw out only that which he immediately disagreed . He kept everything else . He didn't ask himself that , if these things were incorrect , why assume that everythings else was correct . I urge people to throw out *every* doctrine and ask the Lord to know what to take on for themselves .

 

[Qidron]

I agree . It is just that I have seen a trait in noncatholic christianity . They follow the mistake of Luther . He threw out only that which he immediately disagreed . He kept everything else . He didn't ask himself that , if these things were incorrect , why assume that everythings else was correct . I urge people to throw out *every* doctrine and ask the Lord to know what to take on for themselves .

OK then, what is your new winskin?

 

[New_Wineskin]

OK then, what is your new winskin?

It was in the quote that you provided ...

I urge people to throw out *every* doctrine and ask the Lord to know what to take on for themselves .

 

[Rick Otto]

There's a dining hall forum over at Semper Reformanda, Bud. That's as close to a cyber-buffet as I can recommend.

I believe in the Protestant doctrines of grace & election, but I have problems wth their ecclesiology, especialy in the area of church discipline.

The "Order of Service" reveals a lot of extra-biblical tradition that I can do without.
Oila! "Sans-Church"!

 

[trek4]

I guess I fall into the catagorey of the unchurched as I am not currently involved in a church, but I am looking. So for now may I park my carcass here with you all?

Ditto..and I may even stop looking for one