Sunday, August 2, 2009

What I hate about moving

One of the parts I hate about moving is looking for and starting over again in a new church family/group. We pray that the Lord leads us to where He wants us to serve. We try to stay out of the way of His leading, but I'm human... We try not to find a duplicate of the church we had to leave, that's the hardest thing to do. The music and singing worship will be good, but different. The children's church/Sunday school will be good, but different. The small group gatherings will be good, but different. As much change as we've endured over the years, it's still challenging to accept change. It's stressful, it's tiring, it's scary.

We went to Believer's Church today. I'm fairly sure they are a Baptist church without the denominational tagging. The people there were all very friendly and inviting. The music was good, the facilities were very nice. Unfortunately the lead pastor was out for vacation so, we'll go back again when he returns. We realize the pastor is not the church by any means, but we kind of get the jist of where the flock is by getting to know the lead pastor. You know, where is the leader going; how close is he following the LEADER?

We have a couple other churches in the area that were suggested to us, so we'll visit them as well. Please pray that our eyes and ears will be open to the Lords leading. We need a place to serve and a place for our children to grow and be nourished.

5 comments:

Carol said...

We are feeling your pain...been there done that a number of times...but as you know, God will not lead you where He cannot keep you...miss you here for sure

Andy Lawrenson said...

We missed you guys yesterday! Hope your transition goes smoothly and tell the girls we missed them last night at youth group.

julie said...

I've been lurking on your blog, but finially decided to comment. What an awesome family!

If you are in Chesapeake, we go to a great church there. It is called Harvest Assembly of God and is in the Greenbrier section of Chesapeake. I don't know what denomination you belong to, if any, but we like it there. I won't take up a huge section of your comments, but if you are interested, feel free to ask me questions.

Pamela Dawn said...

Hi Julie,
I would love some more information on Harvest Church- You could email me at the email address on the side of my blog- (johnson29708@yahoo.com) And give me a web link- or let me know about the church. (We just moved to just a couple of miles from Harvest)- Thank you for your comment and for reading- ;) pamela-

CFHusband said...

I kept waiting for my favorite on-floor worship leaders to be the first to raise their hands and stand to their feet during the offering song...we miss you guys already!