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To: ViLaLuz
I left SBC bc the leadership thinks leaning left will increase membership.

SBC has not built an engaging culture - it's designed to be transmit only, one-way from church "leader" to congregation member. Today people are much more informed - we have multiple libraries, online bible studies, open source curriculum, and students of the word are prepared and ready to engage. SBC culture squashes this enthusiasm.

8 posted on 09/06/2017 7:45:46 PM PDT by HonkyTonkMan
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To: HonkyTonkMan

I left SBC for a non-denominational Bible-based church.


10 posted on 09/06/2017 7:48:35 PM PDT by ViLaLuz (2 Chronicles 7:14)
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To: HonkyTonkMan

The SBC literature is often not very interesting to read too though it’s mostly biblically-based.


15 posted on 09/06/2017 8:07:30 PM PDT by Theodore R. (Let's not squander the golden opportunity of 2017.)
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To: HonkyTonkMan

We left because the Assembly of God church we attended began to cater to only the youth, those yucky praise choruses, programs only for youth, no accommodations for seniors or activities. Last straw was being told NOT to get up to go to RR during sermon. I have a gastro disease that requires frequent RR trips or you are going to have PUKE or DIARRHEA all over your nice carpet we sat on the last row so as not to be to disruptive. So don’t tell me I can’t go to the RR when needed, seats were not senior friendly either. How about turning the over loud sound down too? We wear hearing aids you are blasting on over load.


33 posted on 09/07/2017 4:54:52 AM PDT by GailA (Ret. SCPO wife: suck it up buttercups it's President Donald Trump!)
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To: HonkyTonkMan
SBC culture squashes this enthusiasm.

MANY 'churches' do this as well.


Have our FR Catholics got a dog in this fight?

41 posted on 09/08/2017 5:01:30 AM PDT by Elsie (Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going...)
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