This morning I went to a new church that is about a 10-12 minute walk from my apartment on the campus of Yonsei University. I was excited to try a church that is so close to where I live. Up to this point, I have been attending a church that is about an hour and a half to 2 hours round trip, in Itaewon, every Sunday night. The church in Itaewon is great. It is a new church plant with a bunch of young adults, and the pastor and people are really great. It's a fiery church that puts a great emphasis on the power of prayer, and the worship and sermons are phenomenal. I really like the church, but it is sooooo far away. So today I wanted to try something closer.
The people at the church this morning were really great! Everyone was so friendly. Numerous people came up to talk to me, and I met some pretty cool people. The church at Yonsei is a much more family oriented church. There are lots of families and children, but not as many young adults (though there is a small group of them.) The service was nice, but it was pretty slow and kinda lacking in passion and fire. There is a young adult Sunday school class, which is a perk, because maybe I'll be able to meet some people and make some real friends/connections with people that live in my area of the city.
So now I'm trying desperately to make a decision on which church to become a regular attender at. The Itaewon church is awesome and fiery and feels great to me, but it is ridiculously far away. The Yonsei church is close and the people are nice, but I feel like the people are lacking any real passion. Back in high school, I read a book and in it the author, a pastor, wrote that whenever he and his wife moved around, they picked a church just by proximity to their house. His reason was that attending church and worshipping and being in a community of believers was not about him and his comfort, but it was actually all about God. Everything about church is for God, done for God, meant for God.
I completely understand this point but am still struggling to decide which church I should go to. This is a big decision, because whichever church I decide to go to, I really wanna get involved and start actively participating in the church. I guess I'd really appreciate your prayers as I continue to work through which church I should attend. Thanks in advance!
It's All About Him,
KendallCooke
My parents moved around a lot (Dad was in the Air Force), and they told me they chose a church at each location on the basis of which church could use THEIR help, gifts and financial support. Yes, it's important that you're happy in a church, but which church needs YOU?
ReplyDeleteKendall,
ReplyDeleteI'll be praying for you about this. I like Candi's comment...and you do have good talents to share. Perhaps God put you in the community you are in to be the one to make a difference and to be the one to show what passion you can have for Christ there. As you said, it's about God even though many times I go to get refreshed but you need to find the one that you can serve God in. I'll be praying.
Love you!
mom