Today had a very rough start. I woke up with a migraine, but I was determined we were going to church (because we skipped last week). We rushed everyone to get ready and Jeff goes out to start his car only to find his battery is dead. So we load up in my car and Jeff notices I have a flat tire (And I was severely low on gas). After a trip to the gas station we were super late for church, so we decided to skip again, go get some lunch and look for a topper for the Christmas tree.
Menard's was a disappointment in the tree topper department. We bought a star that promised to change colors, but really it just flashes red and white. So it looks a little like some kind of landing beacon for airplanes - not exactly the look I was hoping for. We did find some cute stockings for all of us there though.
Thankfully our church posts their messages online so we'll get to hear the start of the new series. Truthfully, we've felt a little disconnected from our church lately. I think it's unrealistic for a church to have a message that moves you every week (the pastors are human after all) but it's getting easier to make excuses to not go. We talked about looking for a new church today, but we really haven't been attending this one very long. When do you know if it's time to move on? Or if we just need to stick it out? Maybe we should become more active so that we feel like we are more of a part of the church? (It's a pretty big church. We've been going since April and know a handful of people - there just isn't much of a chance to get to know people on a personal basis.) I'd really be interested in hearing your thoughts on this!
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I'm sharing my thoughts! The biggest thing is getting connected through a small group and/or serving in some way!
ReplyDeleteOur past 2 churches have been large churches (especially compared to the 150 person church I grew up in!) I've found that being in a small group or serving in some way is the best way to establish relationships. We've been at our current church for 2 months now and in the past 2-3 weeks I've really started feeling connected since I'm attending a mom's group, serving in the nursery during one service and serving on the technical team (running lyrics for my husband's ministry!) once a month. When I was just attending service I felt incredibly disconnected even though my husband worked there!
I'm also quickly learning that with little ones you miss church a lot so having a small group of people that are involved in your life and know when you miss church is crucial!
Small group really helped me get to know people at church. At least I have 3 other couples that I know... and through them have met more. Women's retreat is coming up in a few months, that's always fun and a good way to meet other women.
ReplyDeleteYou're right, messages won't move you every single week, sometimes its something he's covered before. But ultimately, church really isn't just a Sunday morning thing, know what I mean?
And its alright to visit other churches to see if there's another church you may feel you can belong.