I’ll get back to the youth ministry posts tomorrow. I saw a sign on the freeway yesterday somewhere between Austin and Dallas. The church had a huge sign out front that said 30-minute worship. I’m still not sure what I think about it. On one hand I’m saddened that the church seems to be advocating that worship can be shrunk to such a small time frame. On the other hand I’m thinking that particular church must have figured out that works for their community and they are adapting to meet the needs.
Hey Lars. I didn’t know you had a blog. Fun!! I’ve been reading it. Will definitely check back!!!
My family and I go to this church. It it VLC/ A.K.A. Victorious Life Church in Waco.
We’ve been crucified by a lot of other churches for this, but they’re missing the point of why it’s done and they feel it can’t be genuine because it doesn’t fit in our little box of how God “has to” work.
We still have our “normal” service which lasts an hour and twenty minutes, but we offer this service for a number reasons: 1) We have some people who work on Sunday and it works for them to be able to go to service; 2) We have people who suffer from medical conditions who can’t sit for more than 30 minutes at a time; and 3) We use this service for all of our volunteers who serve in some other place in ministry on Sunday mornings at our 10 worship gathering.
The ultimate goal is to get people to come into the door and then work them into our community.
So far, it’s serving it’s purpose and God is getting all the glory.
You can check it out at http://www.30minuteworship.com
Have a blessed weekend!
Lisa