Comments on: Riffs: 12:23:06: “We’ve quit going to church.”

By: m..s

m..s — Thu, 28 Dec 2006 21:01:24 +0000

Can’t fault your analysis. We did the same as Brant in 1995, for similar reasons by the sound of it.

By: tijefe

tijefe — Tue, 26 Dec 2006 22:29:59 +0000

I see what Brant Hanson is getting at with his post, but if he hasn’t “forsaken the assembly” and he’s still meeting with other believers, then he really hasn’t quit going to church. He’s going to a different church. He just says he quit going to church for inflammatory effect or some similar reason.

By: jwblair

jwblair — Tue, 26 Dec 2006 17:44:33 +0000

joel7, the evangelical church I belong to isn’t “mega,” but I’m also one of those who’s in flux theologically. We have a small church worship group within our church that is very similar to the house/simple churches that are forming all over. In addition to RC/EO, some of us want to stay on the protestant side of the reformation. With that, you may find an Anglican contingent, too.

By: joel7

joel7 — Tue, 26 Dec 2006 11:50:07 +0000

I think the ultimate trajectory of these folks might end up being RC or EO — look at the experience of Peter Gilquist and his bunch back in the 70’s. They went from house church to ‘NT church’ to EO.

By: tanegeel

tanegeel — Sun, 24 Dec 2006 04:39:49 +0000

I was baptized at my town’s megachurch, but have since left years ago. It just bought an old shopping mall and moved its auditorium into where the J.C. Penney’s used to be, turning the common walkway area into an upscale cafe. But plenty of the other shops are still inside. Why not? The church has self-serve coffee kiosks every 20 feet and you sign your kid into the children’s program at one of several counters that look suspiciouly like checkout lanes. The funny thing is, the pagans here think the whole concept is weird too. ‘Cuz it is.