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« on: October 02, 2006, 09:36:59 PM »
Sarah Richards
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was very good indeed!  Grin

i hope that we get lots of alpha people to church and that they enjoy it and experience god just as so many people did last sunday.

what did YOU think?
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« Reply #1 on: October 03, 2006, 02:49:31 PM »
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I think that sounds like a very good idea Mrs. Sazzle. Lets do it!! Cheesy
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« Reply #2 on: October 11, 2006, 04:55:32 PM »
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That would be a fab idea as you get a v different angle coming to an actual service than you do a Christian youth group. Though its really important that we do it very subtley rather than just putting pressure on people to come cos that would just be off-putting.
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« Reply #3 on: October 12, 2006, 08:05:48 AM »
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Yeah, putting on the pressure just turns people off. I've always found inviting people to church really difficult. I sit there worrying that the sermon's going on too long, the music isn't very good and the pews are uncomfortable. And maybe that's true, but so often people are seeing something else like: church being contemporary and relevant when they expected it to be stuck in Victorian days, music they can engage with and a talk that's engaging and challenging.
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« Reply #4 on: November 13, 2006, 05:02:46 PM »
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I've generally avoided inviting people to church, largely because a) I'm about as subtle as a brick thrown at your head, and b) my church is more old-fashioned, thought not hugely, and the whole service is a more traditional format.

One thing I would say, though, is you can't always guarantee that people will prefer a more modern service. For instance, some people might prefer the heightened sense of ceremony (I know I do, though I've been raised in that environment), and the more old-fashioned music can often really speak to some people in a way that more music doesn't (again, I speak with the bias of someone who goes to a fairly high anglican church, so how much it's worth I don't know).
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« Reply #5 on: November 15, 2006, 11:53:32 AM »
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You make a good point...

I think St Michael's manages quite well with a mixture of service styles. The challenge is how to maintain unity across the church whilst appealing to different tastes.
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