Church History-attendence, persecution, and power
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The church I attend now is very much like a home church, though it is in a commercial building: the room is set up each week, and then everything is put back in storage, and the chairs put away, after the service. The congregation is somewhat small, certainly well below one hundred. When the children clear out before the teaching, about half the room is left, usually between twenty and thirty adults. We also have a pot luck luncheon once a month following the service. Last Sunday I made a pasta dish with baby beets, so it was very bright pink 
Some people were even telling me it looked purple LOL. We also have a home fellowship meeting at the pastor's house once a month in the evening; it is usually the last Friday of the month. Plus, most Sundays the pastor and his wife invite a number of people over to their house to get to know them better. It is a different group each time
Some people were even telling me it looked purple LOL. We also have a home fellowship meeting at the pastor's house once a month in the evening; it is usually the last Friday of the month. Plus, most Sundays the pastor and his wife invite a number of people over to their house to get to know them better. It is a different group each time 
Does this also apply to a banker and/or CEO? I have known many of pastors who have had to resort to everyday jobs because their congregations were small and yet remain faithful as a pastor.
Paul was a tent maker.
Sometimes I think it would help their calling as a pastor to get out into the work-a-day world, at least a part time job, so they can relate a little better to us plebs.
Paul was a tent maker.
Sometimes I think it would help their calling as a pastor to get out into the work-a-day world, at least a part time job, so they can relate a little better to us plebs.
That's when the church will go underground or in Texas...get the guns out...
Only in Texas? I don't know, but it certainly happens here.