Do you prefer a small church or big one. I prefer a big one.?

Answer 1

When I left organized religion I had a great home church. It was where I first connected with God and there was a certain power within, which I won't go into here, but let's just say I knew I found the real deal. I moved out of the area for about five years and when I returned, the original pastor was no longer there and even though it was still a "good" church, it wasn't the same. Although I have no home church any more, and as a caregiver I can't always leave the house, but when I do attend church I usually try one I haven't been to before. Some are better than others and to be quite honest, I am often uncomfortable in most larger congregations. I was pleasantly surprised when I went to a service at an Assemblies Of God as it was very much like the non-denominational churches which I like the best and if they weren't so far from the house I'd attend regularly. That's the crux of my problem. Because of my situation as a caregiver, my time away from home during the day needs to be limited as much as possible. But the best church I have found so far, the one that almost parallels my original home church in power, is a small storefront church about the size of your average RadioShack located in an older section of town. Unless I bring a friend with me I am usually the only white person there. But within those sparsely decorated walls, with it's humble altar and metal folding chairs, I found a group of people who know what it means to really love God and in doing so, they love me. There's no pretentiousness and I identify more with the lifestyle (and problems) of the people, much more than in a larger congregation where the people may be sincere, but I'm not always comfortable being among those who have been blessed financially and are obviously affluent. Maybe it's just the fact it's a much smaller church which makes me feel more at home, I really can't say, and I don't want to be unfair or judgmental of someone just because they are financially successful. When I go to church I'm looking to connect with God and spend some time with others who are looking to do the same thing. Sometimes, if I can't attend a regular service, I'll go to a church in the off hours and sit in the back and just have a heart to heart talk with God and let him guide me in whatever ways He sees fit. Sometimes I'm thankful, sometimes I question why certain things have happened, and sometimes I stop by just to say hi even though I realize I could do that at home within my heart. A church is just a building, but going to church is a matter of the heart. You could have "church" in the trunk of your car if you so desired. I like to think of church as a pit stop, where I get refueled and a new set of tires. The fellowship is important but not always vital. God looks at the heart and for me, that's the bottom line.

Answer 2

Small for me, thank you :)
I think that in a Church you're supposed to support each other, build up relationships. In a smaller church, the Paster can walk into the sanctuary on Sunday morning and start greeting everybody by name, "How you doing sue? is your back healing nicely?" and "Hey seth! nice to see you."
Where as in the big church, it's, "Oh, Attendance is down today"
You just lose some of the familiarity if it's to big.

A church to me, is an extended family, some place where
you can go and feel loved, and helped.

Sure you can get a social group in one of those big "5,000 People" church's. but it never did it for me the way my current church does.

Hope I helped you understand where I'm coming from :)

Answer 3

My observations are my own and don't persist with to each church even however I even have seen some types: i like Medium. i come across that with overly super church homes often you will wander away in them, the pastors are worried approximately numbers and a 'marketable' message, having extensive centers and so on.. Very small church homes are in some situations small for an quite solid reason- being too off-the-wall, heretical, gossipy or project contributors. So super church homes get off concentration, small ones attempt too hard, and medium ones look to have the ideal extra healthy for me attempting to stay biblical and concentrated on the Christ of the Bible..

Answer 4

I go to a REALLY big one, but I work at a pretty small one!

I prefer the big one.

Answer 5

why, a church is a church whether big or small. Most of your big churches are cold and dead. "Having a form of godliness but denying the power within." (Romans 1) I would rather have a small church with God than a big church with no God.

Answer 6

I've always prefered a large one. In my mind, the more people you have expresses the more people you are reaching for Christ. Isn't that the point?

Answer 7

not to Small not to big