CHURCH Pet Peeves

[tinydancer]

Originally posted by Attractive#7
I was getting ready to say the finger. One of my professors told us where it came from. It's amazing what we still do today.

One of my professors in grad school told us about that, also. Since he allowed us to "be excused" if we needed to while he was talking, we all started raising our finger when we left the room. He got so tickled at us and said "You know, I'm sorry I ever told you about that!" He's a great man - and an Alpha as well!

[Love_Spell_6]

Originally posted by Eclipse
My current church's nurses are either nurses or have received training in first aid, CPR, etc., but I know what O2bame is talking about. At my Grandmother's church the "nurses" were the ones to take your glasses when you were shouting, put smelling salts under your nose if you fell out and give you those old peppermints LBF was talking about if you started coughing!

Wow..I've never even HEARD of a church nurse...is this a traditional thing?? And the only reason I know about "the finger" is because that's been done at churches I've visited..pretty interesting stuff...

THis thread is funny!

[vanda]

A lot of the residents where I work are nurses and some are in a citywide nurses league. What intrigued me was the fact that they do a stroll every Sunday when they come in. I saw it for the first time when I went to one of their funerals and it was like 80 of them doing a stroll through the church. I was totally shocked.

[Eclipse]

Originally posted by vanda
A lot of the residents where I work are nurses and some are in a citywide nurses league. What intrigued me was the fact that they do a stroll every Sunday when they come in. I saw it for the first time when I went to one of their funerals and it was like 80 of them doing a stroll through the church. I was totally shocked.

Did you see the movie Funny Valentines with Alfrie Woodard (sp?) and Loretta Devine? The ushers in this movie did the same thing! They even had a contest of several churches! I was cracking up because I had never seen such a thing. The ushers at my church have to go to "usher school" to learn all of the hand signs. They have levels of certification and everything I think . I thought that was funny!

[nikki1920]

I was raised Baptist and hated the loooooong church services. Just last year, I started (and joined) a Church of Christ. I love the feeling I get when I am there. I try to wear something nice for Sunday morning service (pants or not, doesn't matter) and usually dress down (nice jeans) for Sunday evening service and bible study.

There is a decon's wife and another lady who try to outsing the song leader every time. The one lady is VERY loud, VERY opera-ish and VERY off key.. lol

[Miss. Mocha]

I guess I'm really in the minority on this one. I'm actually very fond of the church I attend, I've been a member there since 1991.

I attend a non-denominational church that follows teaching & preaching of Evangelicalism. I have to say that I wear pants quite often to church. Actually, I probably wear them every week. I did not start off wearing pants to church, but about a year ago, I started attending 7:30am service. The first time I went in my cute little skirt & pantyhose, I liked to froze my patooty off. It's just too cold during early morning Chicago autumns, winters, and springs. I mean I don't know what time the maintenance men arrive, but the heat hasn't quite kicked up all the way yet, and it's cold. Being too cold distracts me, and I feel like I don't pay as close attention to the sermon.
As we move into summer, I will see how things work out, and if they can get the temperature in sanctuary above 68°, I'll go back to wearing skirts & dresses.

As far as the length of service, inappropiate dress, hollering babies, gossip, "fake" shouting, and such, I try to count it all joy. Some people don't have an awesome church like mine, a youth ministry like mine, a nice building like mine, a large parking lot like mine, and caring community like mine; an annoited & spirit filled man of God dedicated to worshipping the Lord in spirit and in truth like mine.

Also, I try to remind myself that though the people AT the church might be the ones annoying me, my actual battle is not with flesh & blood, but with principalities (spirits of evil). Maybe instead of quietly seething about the youth wearing club clothes, we can quietly pray that the Lord cast out the spirits of rebellion, disenchanment, or willful disobedience from our youth.

I'm not being as eloquent as I would like to be. I'm trying to say that we as lovers of Christ should try not to hold others up to our measuring stick, and tear them down if they are not where WE think they should be. Sometimes people are being used as instruments from the enemy, and they don't even realize it. Sometimes, the enemy sends Li'l sista Shaniqua down the aisle in ghetto gear just so you miss the word that was specifically sent for you. Sometimes the pastor preaches 45 minutes to long, so that your mind wanders, right when God had a word for you. Be mindful of tricks. The enemy is the creator of distractions.

[Dionysus]

Watching these crazy church videos reminded me of this thread...

I agree that some churches are too youth oriented. When I was a child we sang in the choir to keep ourselves entertained in church. The church resembled a church, not a dancefloor! We also did not have a youth center.

Now, at my newer church they just built a youth center that looks like the REAL WORLD house! The only things missing is a jacquzzi and a basket of condoms. It is three stories! The first floor has a stage and a coffee bar. The basement has leather chairs, flat screens, playstations/xbox, and a snack bar. It looks like a dayum bachelor pad down there. The second floor has carpeted meeting rooms for each grade and gender (6-9 grade boys and girls). How is all this supposed to get them closer to God? It will definately attract more kids, but will it be for the right reasons?

Some more pet peeves:
-People who won't make their loud kids shut up
-In order to become a member of a church you have to be saved.
-Pastors who always preach about money issues.
-Aggressive drivers on the parking lot.

[pinkies up]

Allowing anyone who says they had a "vision" to preach, actually stand in the pulpit and do a sermon. (Especially when the "preacher" is 7 years old)

[teena]

Originally Posted by Dionysus

-In order to become a member of a church you have to be saved.

Hheheheheeheh

[StarFish106]

1. People who's bad azz kids make more noise than the pastor AND the choir together. Can you cart them outside please and calm them down. thanks.
2. In my church we have ropes that the ushers put across the aisle while the sermon is going on. Now some folks have to go to the bathroom fine but you are supposed to sit in the rear until the sermon is over. NO these folks go back and forth like they are in a movie theater. GO sit down!!
3. Folks that have to be in charge of all of the following (Trustees, Finance, Staff Parish {united methodist thing}) and anything else you can think of. Look if you are low man on the totem pole @ work please don't come to church and try to run everything (wrong on top of it). And don't get mad when you have had that office for the last 20 years and you finally get voted out.
4. People who sign up to cook for events in the church and then try to take home 1/2 the food (that they didn't pay for!!). Also don't call your family from around the corner to come eat for free when the congregation is paying a small donation for it.
5. Not really a peeve but I laugh everytime when the ushers are on the floor and act like this is their firsttime ushering. My mom is in charge of the floor and that frustrates her to no end. I just sit and laugh at how they are doing everything but what they are suppposed to be doing. I try to get their attention so my mom have to fight as hard to get it.

[Granny]

I grew up Catholic and now I attend a Baptist church. When I was Catholic we were in Church for 45 minutes and I hated it. I actually attended a Catholic University and lived next door to the chapel and only went 2 times a year. However now I am in church for 2 hours and it doesn't even bother me.

Since I grew up Catholic I wore jeans to church, it was no big deal. I just didn't do it the Sundays I read the Scriptures. My church is laid back and my pastor is relatively young (about 40) and he don't care so the majority of the folks attending early service (7:45 am) are casual.

[Granny]

We have a sistah in the church who shouts at the same time each Sunday. One day she shouted out one door and came in through the other.

[nikki1920]

Soror, you'd better stop it.. lol

[JustMyself]

Originally Posted by Granny

We have a sistah in the church who shouts at the same time each Sunday. One day she shouted out one door and came in through the other.

lolololol

[Granny]

I am serious!!! If I had a camera I would have put the sista on You Tube.