tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4114989482061044775.post1109836402043620012..comments2018-03-20T04:10:28.619-05:00Comments on Queen of Nonsense: Where Have All Of The Old People Gone? Donna Lawsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13055393167797172560noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4114989482061044775.post-70963536585334054722014-01-03T21:43:48.067-06:002014-01-03T21:43:48.067-06:00I'll dive in with my answers.
1. I'm not ...I'll dive in with my answers.<br /><br />1. I'm not over 60.<br />2. Yes, our church does emphasize discipleship in a number of ways. We are also growing numerically.<br />3. I would say that it's blended, but leans more traditional on Sunday mornings. Saturday nights lean back to the contemporary.<br />4. Our church has a mix of small groups, Sunday school classes, and home groups. <br />5. I'm kind of right in the sweet spot for church members. Mid/late 30s with young kids. They do a lot. There is also a ministry specifically for older adults as well. <br />6. Yes, we have a number of older people in our church. Some of the men are elders, some of the women are in the choir or greet, most of them participate in some way. I believe they do that because they were raised to be involved, not simply be consumers.<br />7. Having only been there a few months (and the church is 1600 and growing) I don't know all of them, but I do know several through our small group. <br />8. I know some of the youth, mainly through my daughter. I'm becoming friends with the youth minister as well. I know several of the children through our work with Awana. <br />9. I think that all age groups blend together quite well. One Sunday a month we have family church where all of the children are in the service as well, with the exception of the 4yo and under crowd. <br />10. I do feel welcome and the guests that we've brought have said they feel the same. <br />11. Yes, I've been to seminary, and I don't remember them doing much to cover this issue. I took a class on Church Growth and Development and while it did emphasize some of the church growth ideas that you've brought up, it also pushed to include everyone in the church. It was not seeker oriented, but instead encouraged us to build relationships with all members of the church and treat Sundays as a time for exposition, not life coaching.<br />12. Our pastor does mostly exposition, though some application. Actually, our student minister is more expositional with the youth on Wednesday night than anyone I've ever heard. Our kids are eating it up. <br />13. We're a large-ish (1600 members) church in a diverse area. We have two campuses, though whoever is preaching that weekend (senior, campus, or student pastors) will typically preach live at both campuses. At one campus there is a long established group of older people who have been at the church for a long time, while the other campus seems to reach more of the younger families. This doesn't seem to separate age groups though, as there is still a good mix of ages at both campuses.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15332474582104543861noreply@blogger.com