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To: massgopguy; justice14
Look, I am not saying that ALL youth ministries or ALL churches with multiple contemporary/traditional services are bad, I am saying that some present a problem, and we need to be aware of them. I also understand that in a larger church, multiple services are necessary to accommodate the congregants.

In my own experience, I went to a relatively small church (<200 regulars) that decided to have the contemporary/traditional service. They scheduled the traditional service at 9:30 and the contemporary at 11. As a result, the church self-segregated into two camps that only met between services. As a result, the church was weakened by the lack of fellowship, and many were disaffected and left. Only after they abandoned the split service did they thrive again (and even then, the damage was done).

8 posted on 05/09/2012 6:32:06 AM PDT by kosciusko51 (Enough of "Who is John Galt?" Who is Patrick Henry?)
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It’s a danger. It takes good leadership to bridge that gap.


10 posted on 05/09/2012 6:37:37 AM PDT by justice14 ("stand up defend or lay down and die")
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