You know you are a ghetto Christian if... - Page 6

leebug1219 · #76 08-06-2005, 10:58 PM

You know, for most of this list...I wouldn't call it ghetto Christian....I would call it Southern Christian, because I know just about every church I have ever been to is more than 2/3 of this list....

ATLien · #77 08-06-2005, 11:18 PM

yea. there is an even called Mega Fest (big gospel thing) happening this weekend in Atlanta and im sure you see half of this list expressed there

christiangirl · #78 08-07-2005, 12:31 AM

If the band opens with the beginning of "Crazy in Love" to get the crowd dancing, but when it's time for the words, they suddenly switch to "Lift Up the Lord"

I'll never forget the first time I saw that happen...

aurora_borealis · #79 08-07-2005, 12:44 AM

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Originally posted by christiangirl
If the band opens with the beginning of "Crazy in Love" to get the crowd dancing, but when it's time for the words, they suddenly switch to "Lift Up the Lord" I'll never forget the first time I saw that happen...

A year ago I was at the nationwide multicultural church gathering for my church. Fans were handed out (they had the graphic for the gathering on them), and there was a live band. The band leader said at one point "when I move you move" and redid the lyrics to be religious. It was a really different from the worship style a lot of people from the north & west were used to.

I had a BLAST though!

MeezDiscreet · #80 08-07-2005, 08:44 PM

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Originally posted by christiangirl
If the band opens with the beginning of "Crazy in Love" to get the crowd dancing, but when it's time for the words, they suddenly switch to "Lift Up the Lord" I'll never forget the first time I saw that happen...

the FIRST time? you mean, it's happened more than once? once is MORE than enough!

RedVelvet · #81 08-07-2005, 09:49 PM

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Originally posted by lostnfound117
3. You come to church with pom poms.

The ladies in front of me at church didn't have pom-poms, they had these:

Dvyne Evolushun · #82 08-07-2005, 10:55 PM

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Originally posted by christiangirl
If the band opens with the beginning of "Crazy in Love" to get the crowd dancing, but when it's time for the words, they suddenly switch to "Lift Up the Lord" I'll never forget the first time I saw that happen...

They could be Crazy in Love with the Lord??

I know I'm reaching. But there are sooooo many young people in gangs (my child pointed out a schoolmate that couldn't have been more than 10 yrs old) the church is desperately trying to reach out to them. And not everyone responds to traditional hymns.

/hijack.

Back to the subject.....

ATLien · #83 08-08-2005, 12:33 AM

lol a visiting preacher at my church started saying the words to Nelly hot in herre and thought that no one would notice.

christiangirl · #84 08-08-2005, 02:34 AM

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Originally posted by Dvyne Evolushun
And not everyone responds to traditional hymns.

/hijack.

Back to the subject.....

Actually, that wasn't really a hijack. That's exactly why they started doing it (a choir of college students you see). One choir started, then another choir heard of it and started doing it, and so on...

Anyway, was anybody else disappointed when they realized the communion wine was really Welch's? I was so hip to get my mouth on some real wine. The first time my parents let me have communion, I caused a right fuss, I was thinking I could've stayed home that Sunday if they were gonna give me snack-time favorites.

aurora_borealis · #85 08-08-2005, 05:19 AM

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Originally posted by christiangirl
Actually, that wasn't really a hijack. That's exactly why they started doing it (a choir of college students you see). One choir started, then another choir heard of it and started doing it, and so on...

Anyway, was anybody else disappointed when they realized the communion wine was really Welch's? I was so hip to get my mouth on some real wine. The first time my parents let me have communion, I caused a right fuss, I was thinking I could've stayed home that Sunday if they were gonna give me snack-time favorites.

We have real wine at my church, and grape juice, however sometimes the wine is straight NASTAY! Even worse is the cup that gets passed around, I am not a fan of germs, so when they offer smaller cups I take one. I like intinction a lot as well.

Same event I mentioned before, we had a small group for young adults and were doing our own communion. We had sparkling wine and garlic herb dinner rolls. That combination causes a lot of fizzing due to the yeast and the bubbles. This happened before we caught the cross on fire (ooops).

christiangirl · #86 08-08-2005, 01:25 PM

OMG, I was at an event where they served communion to over 5,000 people, so to make things go more efficiently, we had "communion fondue." I. KID. YOU. NOT. When you passed by the station, you grabbed a piece of bread (it tasted like french bread) and dipped it in the pitcher of juice and ate it as you walked by. It was the only way they could served all those people without having to pause to let them eat and drink.

aurora_borealis · #87 08-08-2005, 01:41 PM

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Originally posted by christiangirl
OMG, I was at an event where they served communion to over 5,000 people, so to make things go more efficiently, we had "communion fondue." I. KID. YOU. NOT. When you passed by the station, you grabbed a piece of bread (it tasted like french bread) and dipped it in the pitcher of juice and ate it as you walked by. It was the only way they could served all those people without having to pause to let them eat and drink.

Yeah, the dipping is called intinction. Our large gatherings have stations set up, and you can drink from the common cup (I am not about that, GERMS!), or dip the body into the blood. Now that I think about it, my church growing up had wafers, and we set up the cups before hand on a alrge tray. I haven't been to another church with wafers, it has been all kinds of bread.

christiangirl · #88 08-08-2005, 01:58 PM

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Originally posted by aurora_borealis
Yeah, the dipping is called intinction. Our large gatherings have stations set up, and you can drink from the common cup (I am not about that, GERMS!), or dip the body into the blood. Now that I think about it, my church growing up had wafers, and we set up the cups before hand on a alrge tray. I haven't been to another church with wafers, it has been all kinds of bread.

Ok, thank you, I feel a little better knowing it has a name.

Dvyne Evolushun · #89 08-08-2005, 02:31 PM

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Originally posted by aurora_borealis
We have real wine at my church, and grape juice, however sometimes the wine is straight NASTAY!

You have real wine at your church?? What church did you say this was... I may have to attend (just kidding).

StarFish106 · #90 08-09-2005, 09:40 AM

When you know what time it is by when a member finally arrives at church.

This lady never comes before 11:30-11:45 on any given Sunday. One Sunday she actually had the nerve to testify on why she was late THAT particular day. Me and my mom started laughing so hard tears ran down my cheeks. I wanted to ask so bad:

'If this was why you were late TODAY, Why are you late the other 51 Sundays in the year? Church starts @ 10:45 (10:00 in the summer) and you never get here before 11:30 I wanted to say so bad"

Also you know you attend a ghetto Christian church when the ushers have conversations with the folks in the pews holding up the collection. My mother is in charge of the floor and every Sunday I look at her face to see what level of mad she is at and try to get her to calm her facial expressions because one of the ushers is 5 pews behind everybody else because they were talking.