Churches are struggling to hold on to members - not just the numbers, but their minds and hearts. What do you do when people just don't believe you anymore?
Turns out basically nobody is as conservative as their church.
the actual way churches operate (that people are inducted into it as part of a community and stay with it as long as they remain members of that community).
I mean yeah. No one gives a shit about what the pastor has to say (except for the minority of people drunk on ideology) so long as it's not too crazy. It's all about the community events and stuff. Church camps, youth groups, cell groups, talking to people as friends face to face once a week, etc. It's a great place to meet people, provided you share similar values.
I don't share these values, so it kinda sucks for me and makes me feel alienated. Probably why I'm an atheist
I mean yeah. No one gives a shit about what the pastor has to say (except for the minority of people drunk on ideology) so long as it's not too crazy. It's all about the community events and stuff. Church camps, youth groups, cell groups, talking to people as friends face to face once a week, etc. It's a great place to meet people, provided you share similar values.
I don't share these values, so it kinda sucks for me and makes me feel alienated. Probably why I'm an atheist