What would have to happen for you to go to some kind of worship experience (service) every week?
I have been thinking about the things in my life that I love and I bend over backwards to make happen or protect so they will not be taken away in the craziness of life (time with family, connecting with students, quiet times…). I have also been thinking about the things that I really like to do but they get edged out by other things (mainly running, biking, paddling…). The things that are really important to me I make sure they happen, but there are instances that things come up or get in the way.
As pastor, I would love to see each person not only be in worship, but connect with a community and have worship experiences that make way for transformation. I want folks to come to worship ready to engage rather than endure.
Church do great at some things and really poorly at others and worship experiences vary greatly. Sometimes we are not in worship because of jobs, family, not knowing how to pick a church, being hurt in the past by church, misconceptions of church, and the list goes on. Sometimes it is because of the church that we are not in worship, we are not welcoming, the time of worship is wrong, the style is wrong, we miss the mark of growing faith, and that list goes on too. Pastors, think about if you would go to your own church on a Sunday if you were not the pastor, why or why not?
So what would need to happen (by the church and/or in your life) to get you in a worship experience each week?
