Comments on: Church Search: Week 3

By: a passerby

a passerby — Tue, 31 May 2005 19:44:47 +0000

Actually, it’s by Derek AND Sandra!

By: Rae

Rae — Tue, 31 May 2005 17:43:57 +0000

And the new tune was penned by Sandra, not Derek.

arg!!!

By: the Foolish Sage

the Foolish Sage — Tue, 31 May 2005 00:59:30 +0000

And the new tune was penned by Sandra, not Derek

Sounds like a great church, Rae…in some ways very similar to liberti PCA that we attend, and will soon be joining, here in Philly.

By: Rae

Rae — Thu, 26 May 2005 20:05:08 +0000

I’m going to have to remember that, Tim.

And yes, I knew that the hymn was originally Gadsby’s.

By: Tim

Tim — Thu, 26 May 2005 20:01:35 +0000

I am going to assume you know this, but Derek Webb didn’t write “She Must And Shall Go Free.” He merely adapted it and gave it a shiny new tune.

That church sounds like it could be a keeper. Of course, as a friend of mine likes to say (who is a pastor), “A church is like a woman. You don’t really know what you’ve got until you marry her and wake up next to her the day after your wedding.” In other words, it takes a good, long time to know what lies beneath the surface.

By: heather

heather — Tue, 24 May 2005 14:41:49 +0000

I’d echo what Stephanie said. Being raised baptist, it was difficult to come to a PCA church where the minister baptised infants.

One thing that helped me, though, was talking to the minister. He walked me through the denominations beliefs (which I thought I understood, but there’s nothing like talking to an actual person…my book knowledge was incomplete). His explanations made me feel much better. (Of course, I eventually converted, but not everyone does.)

If you decide that this church is a serious contender, I would set a time to talk with the minister and at least one elder. Get all your questions out of the way.

By: Stephanie

Stephanie — Tue, 24 May 2005 13:22:29 +0000

Rae,
It was extremely difficult for me to make the decision to committ myself to Redeemer Pres. here in San Antonio. I really found myself struggling with my own prideful “knowledge” about denominationalism and what church “is supposed to be like”. God really tore down a lot of my notions. I still do not consider myself a Paedobaptist by any stretch of the imagination, however, I believe that God showed me that the Gospel is the Gospel, even though practice might not be perfect… I’m not saying Baptism is not an important topic, but I believe that it shouldn’t be on the pedastal on which I placed it. I’m still praying for y’all.

By: SarahJane

SarahJane — Mon, 23 May 2005 23:28:48 +0000

Consider yourself blessed! Jesse and I are just starting to search for a church and weren’t to thrilled about the first we tried. It seems like it would be really hard not to get discouraged if it lasts for very long.

Good, solid churches are slightly scarce in Western Washington.