A Reason To Get Together
The best part of a lectureship is seeing people from year to year. Spiritual nourishment aside, catching up and keeping up with friends is both the cake and the frosting. The lectures and classes are simply the tupperware container.
You can’t convince people to take a week of vacation, take a few days off and drive somewhere to catch up and keep up without the pretext of lectures and classes.
I’m convinced this is why Sunday evening services held on as long as it has. No one, from the preacher on down, wants to come back and hear another sermon and go through a scaled down version of AM services. They do want to see each other.
You can’t convince people to come back to catch up and keep up without the pretext of an evening service.
Strange.
5 Responses to “A Reason To Get Together”
For all the years I’ve attended evening services (which we no longer have at our church due to small groups) there is no doubt that my attendance was motivated by loyality and the encouragement I received from seeing my fellow brothers and sisters.
Totally agree bro. We use our Sunday nights for something different each week. It brings people together and allows growth in their relationships.
It was good to be with you this week. We are praying for Beth in her loss.
yes, that is strange.
i miss the sunday evenings. those were the kinds of people that you needed to know. and it gave others speaking opportunities (which could be good or bad).
I only went on Sunday nights to hear the sermon… Wait, I never had a choice. I had to go!
I thought it was unscriptural not to have an Sunday evening service!
Just kidding.
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