Have you ever wondered where pews came from?Niether had I until I read this: The Oddness of Pews
Check it out and then think about how we (trintiy student ministries) sit when we get together...
What does how we sit say about who we are, and what we value, and how we operate?
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hmm interesting...
although maybe it isn't such a huge deal...we ARE in church to listen to the sermon, not talk, but still...interesting
Is that what we should be in church for though? To listen, not talk? Do we all have a gift to contribute or not? Why is it that we abdicate our role as a "royal priesthood" to a few people who are given the title pastor?
well anonymous people...
I'm sure the way we are seated does make an impact on how we view and experience things... for example if we stood all during a sermon and worship I think there may actually be more involvement with one another. I'm not saying yah lets go rip out the pews in church! There are elders that appreciate being able to rest... I mean shouldn't the church be a place to rest also?
At Trinity the youth sit together up front... does this mean anything? does it make a difference with how we sit or who we sit with... or whether we sit at all?
I do believe we all have a gift to contribute to each other... which is why christians fellowship with events on other days throughout the week.
I've got to go
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i would say that what you sit on, chairs, pews, the floor, or standing, has little difference on how you receive the message. though the people you sit with has a lot of effect on your focus. if you are with people you know, rather than complete stangers, then you tend to focus more, if with friends less focus, if girl or boy friend then almost no focus.
now i beleive thet some interaction is needed for a good church family. If family members don't interact then there not really a good family are they? the church is a place for fellowship. if we leave the fellowship time for other times of the week then most people aren't going to come and thus miss out on something good for them and those around them. that does not mean that we shouldn't have other times to meet, interact, and fellowship and focus on those things.
So then should we have something on sundays that would bring people closer to each other? (other than worship and the sermon)
Thats kinda what I'm hearing.
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