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My wife works with mental health in a rural area and she had one client who only got around on horseback. As a child, I do remember one couple coming to church in a horse and buggy. Of course to the Amish and Old Order Mennonites, this would escape notice at all. I am also reading the thread about the Lutheran Slinky Service at the same time. I see a connection, the idea of getting people in the door. Jesus often started his teaching with some commonplace and then expanded into a new direction or extended the teaching. The question of “who is my neighbor” comes to mind.
My son-in-law’s church has 5,000 families, which is a turn-off to me. I was raised in small churches and feel most at home there. Others are drawn to megachurches for all the things they offer. In principle I see no difference. Most people come to a church for things other than the theology. In fact, the most common reason for choosing a church that I saw in a recent survey was what it had to offer a family’s children. If the Lutheran slinkies are for children, then maybe they read the same survey.
My son-in-law’s church has 5,000 families, which is a turn-off to me. I was raised in small churches and feel most at home there. Others are drawn to megachurches for all the things they offer. In principle I see no difference. Most people come to a church for things other than the theology. In fact, the most common reason for choosing a church that I saw in a recent survey was what it had to offer a family’s children. If the Lutheran slinkies are for children, then maybe they read the same survey.