tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2372888352536087201.post4988603176005234309..comments2023-05-10T09:55:41.386-05:00Comments on Texan Rose: of big churches--feel free to participate in this discussion!Sharonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02983786412675055435noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2372888352536087201.post-40319900334171402522008-02-19T19:49:00.000-06:002008-02-19T19:49:00.000-06:00I think that is an interesting question: not sure ...I think that is an interesting question: not sure what my answer would be, but I am thinking about it!<br><br>I've gone from one extreme (being part of a congregation of about a dozen) to the other (part of a congregation of about 500 - 600)The Momhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01278520269119195703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2372888352536087201.post-19335368723492970832008-02-19T20:21:00.000-06:002008-02-19T20:21:00.000-06:00Well I've definitely got opinions on this, but...Well I've definitely got opinions on this, but I'm not comfortable enough to post them, I guess. :DMercyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14036903038808122391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2372888352536087201.post-83804714529322344052008-02-20T13:33:00.000-06:002008-02-20T13:33:00.000-06:00I suppose it would depend on the community. A big ...I suppose it would depend on the community. A big church might be appropriate in a dense residential district, such as, for example, a college town.<br><br>I personally prefer (using my own terms) 'community churches' rather than 'commuter churches'. Ideally, one should be going to church with one's neighbors. 'Commuter churches', where people leave their neighborhood Jeshurunhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01662810046918587490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2372888352536087201.post-38537687022479776412008-02-21T06:17:00.000-06:002008-02-21T06:17:00.000-06:00Hey, I got feedback! Thanks for the opinions. My...Hey, I got feedback! Thanks for the opinions. <br><br>My opinions on large churches are of course skewed by the fact that I have only experienced one large church, which may be different from others because of its transient nature (many of its attendees are college students who attend for four or five years, then move on). <br><br>I think I may have to make another blog post to explain my Sharonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02983786412675055435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2372888352536087201.post-28677236117139650592008-02-25T07:43:00.000-06:002008-02-25T07:43:00.000-06:00I can see pros and cons in both situations - big a...I can see pros and cons in both situations - big and small churches.<br><br>In the Scottish church I was brought up in there is an unfortunate tendency (I suppose it is human nature) in big congregations for "cliques" to form, and people belong to one group or another. And if you don't fit into any, then you don't fit.<br><br>I have a family member who attends the FPC in GlasgowThe Momhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01278520269119195703noreply@blogger.com