type of service in your church

[Razorbuck]

We have one pastor, but he's a fireballer. He's not a hacker as is common in some Baptist churches, but its easy to see he has a passion for Christ and doesn't care to get excited when he preaches God's word.

Forgive my ignorance brother, but what is a "hacker"?

 

[Sword-In-Hand]

LOL, let me attempt to explain that phenomenon.

A hacker is a preacher who gets on a roll and says "hah" after each sentence. For example.

"I want you to know that the Lord loves ya, hah. You've got to believe in Jesus to be saved, hah. There is only one God, hah. Moses touched his staff to the water, hah."

If you've ever seen the movie Coming to America, when Arsenio Hall plays the pastor, that gives a good idea of a hacker.

 

[Razorbuck]

Thanks for the clarification! I've heard preachers like that before. Scared me to death the first time. I thought he was choking! I was getting ready to run up on the platform and perform the Heimlich manuever when I noticed everyone else was calm as could be and shouting "Amen"!

 

[Mary_Magdalene]

if you sit in the front, plan to bring some tissues with you to wipe the spit off you face. some of them can really get some distance goin'.

 

[RED that's ME]

Well it keeps the service interesting for sure.

 

[jenptcfan]

lol...y'all are cracking me up!

 

[tateziwin]

>>>if you sit in the front, plan to bring some tissues with you to wipe the spit off you face. some of them can really get some distance goin'. <<<<


LOL!!!
I am so glad I posted this question!
Not only has it been informative but it has been hysterically funny too! That last one about the 'distance spitting pastors' really cracked me up.

My church, even though it uses modern tech for sermon, the songs are pretty dull,( nice and glorifying but a bit dull and old), is there any way one could suggest to the pastor that perhaps some more modern stuff might get a few more people in? (there is only about 20 folks attending)
Like, how did your churches transfom from the traditional to up-to-date?

 

[eldermike]

Like, how did your churches transfom from the traditional to up-to-date?

I have yet to see this happen. What we did was start a new church. It took 8 years meeting in schools, then a building program. We are now full and looking at a second service. And even though this sounds great the focus on our mission statement has gone by the wayside as we now have a building and programs to run.

So, I am about ready to start another one. When a church is meeting out of boxes they tend to focus on leading people to Christ and doing things in the community.

If you find a way to make real changes in an established church let me know.

Mike

 

[Sinai]

We typically use a combination of hymns and praise choruses--with the words projected onto the video screens (although folks can also use the Baptist Hymnals for the hymns and choruses that are included in that book). Since the church choir and orchestra normally do not participate in the early Sunday morning service, that service may tend to be a bit more informal than the 10:50 service.