Blog Archives
Changing Churches: How do you choose?
I don’t really have anything exciting to post about, but I had some time to kill so I thought I’d pop in.
Josh and I had a pretty uneventful weekend, the most exciting part being Mel’s 30th birthday party. I love getting together with friends!! It’s always the highlight of my week.
On Sunday Josh and I went to a new church to check it out. We’ve been contemplating changing churches for a while now, but I had too many obligations until recently to be able to do so. We wanted something closer to home so we could be more involved during the week and Josh could attend more. Two weeks ago we went to the Methodist church that is walking distance from our house. We had such high hopes because they seem really active and it’s so convenient. Unfortunately there didn’t appear to be anyone our age there, but pastor wasn’t even there (on vacation) so I’m not sure how accurate our experience was.
This past Sunday we attended a different Methodist church that is still quite close, but not walking distance. Just like the other one the attendance was pretty abysmal (and I thought our current church was struggling!), but there were some younger people (including the pastor and his wife). We really enjoyed it, but just wish there was a larger congregation.
I’m avoiding the huge mega-churches, but I think to be fair we may try one before we settle on anything. I just don’t like the idea of going to a church so big that I wouldn’t know if my neighbor or colleague also attends (I’ve seen that happen). I am very much stuck on Methodist and traditional and it has really saddened me to see how much they’re struggling (at least around here).
Not much going on other than that. I caught Josh’s cold, but still managed to run 2.5 miles today and do Stage 1A, Workout B of the New Rules of Weighlifting for Women. Now all I want to do is go home, put on my favorite pair of sweatpants (my husband keeps threatening to make them “disappear”), and eat some delicious Chicken, Rice, and Mushroom soup made with a team effort between Josh and I last night.
