Church Attendance

  • Christian Chat is a moderated online Christian community allowing Christians around the world to fellowship with each other in real time chat via webcam, voice, and text, with the Christian Chat app. You can also start or participate in a Bible-based discussion here in the Christian Chat Forums, where members can also share with each other their own videos, pictures, or favorite Christian music.

    If you are a Christian and need encouragement and fellowship, we're here for you! If you are not a Christian but interested in knowing more about Jesus our Lord, you're also welcome! Want to know what the Bible says, and how you can apply it to your life? Join us!

    To make new Christian friends now around the world, click here to join Christian Chat.
Aug 8, 2023
288
96
28
#81
That feedback looks like it was given to someone named Mick (Romeo Fabulini) at able2know. Are you Fabulini?
Like I said, i've been bouncing around the religious forums for 20 years under an assortment of different screennames and that name certainly rings a bell and I could well be Mick..:)
"A rose by any other name would smell as sweet" - William Shakespeare
 

ResidentAlien

Well-known member
Apr 21, 2021
7,619
3,196
113
#82
Like I said, i've been bouncing around the religious forums for 20 years under an assortment of different screennames and that name certainly rings a bell and I could well be Mick..:)
So you have no problem accessing the feedback but you don't know if it was given to you?
 
Aug 8, 2023
288
96
28
#83
So you have no problem accessing the feedback but you don't know if it was given to you?
I'm too modest to say..:)
"Thus says the Lord: “Let not the wise man boast in his wisdom,.." (Jeremiah 9:23)
 
Aug 8, 2023
288
96
28
#84
..The question is, will you fulfil your purpose in Christ or sit on the sidelines and judge everyone else?
I don't judge anybody even though some like to judge me..:)
My "gifts" if I might call them that, are the gifts of being able to express myself clearly and see the 'big picture' so my calling is to use those gifts to spread the Word around internet forums to the best of my ability..:)
 

ResidentAlien

Well-known member
Apr 21, 2021
7,619
3,196
113
#85
I'm too modest to say..:)
"Thus says the Lord: “Let not the wise man boast in his wisdom,.." (Jeremiah 9:23)
I think you meant to say you don't know what to say because your story makes no sense.
 
Aug 8, 2023
288
96
28
#86
I think you meant to say you don't know what to say because your story makes no sense.
Sorry, I always try to keep my posts easy to understand by being brief and to the point, I shall obviously have to try harder..:)
"The more the words, the less the meaning, and how does that profit anyone?" (Ecc 6:11)
 

ResidentAlien

Well-known member
Apr 21, 2021
7,619
3,196
113
#87
Sorry, I always try to keep my posts easy to understand by being brief and to the point, I shall obviously have to try harder..:)
"The more the words, the less the meaning, and how does that profit anyone?" (Ecc 6:11)
Well, it's clear you're a forum veteran. You've learned the art of blowing smoke very well.
 
Aug 8, 2023
288
96
28
#89
Well, it's clear you're a forum veteran. You've learned the art of blowing smoke very well.
Nah mate I've always been a non-smoker, and I've never drank either..:)
My hard-smoking hard-drinking Hell's Angel bro-in-law once half-jokingly said to me "Huh, you're not a man if you don't smoke and drink".
He died of cancer in his early 60's a few years ago but I'm still around..:)
 
Aug 8, 2023
288
96
28
#90
Yes mate, I've never been shy about opening up to people..:)-
"..we were delighted to share with you not only the gospel of God but our lives as well, because you had become so dear to us." (1 Thess 2:8 )
I see your profile's a completely blank..;)
PS- I sometimes post pics of my street (below) in forums-


ply-new-st-colour.jpg

But people tell me I shouldn't do that in case some crazy female stalker tracks me down and kidnaps me at gunpoint to keep me chained up in her cellar as her slave.
I know, that's why I do it, I should be so lucky..;)
 
B

beaglehound

Guest
#91
I'm interested in hearing about church attendance since Covid "ended", and whether nor not numbers have returned to normal. It's my contention that virtual church has replaced in-person church for many, and the primary reason is churches went fully virtual and promoted it as equal.
Our church has pretty much returned to normal attendance although some still watch the service online.
 

shittim

Senior Member
Dec 16, 2016
13,649
7,670
113
#92
Perhaps those who are genuine Biblical believers found online growth in Him that is superior to what they had?:unsure::)(y)
If we seek Him, we will find Him, IF we seek Him with all of our heart.
 
B

beaglehound

Guest
#93
Online worship had its benefits. I was quite ill this past Sunday and could not make it to church. As an alternative I was able to watch the service live online.
Online worship can be a real benefit to the aged and infirmed.
I would not want to see online worshipping replacing regular church attendance. We need to be worshipping together. We need that fellowship of one to one contact.
Worshipping in isolation via online is not healthy in my opinion if done for an extended period time.
During COVID my Bible study group continued via zoom. It was just not the same. Same thing with church attendance.
Here's hoping we don't get shut off own again. 🥴
 

JohnDB

Well-known member
Jan 16, 2021
5,695
2,230
113
#94
Perhaps those who are genuine Biblical believers found online growth in Him that is superior to what they had?:unsure::)(y)
If we seek Him, we will find Him, IF we seek Him with all of our heart.
Not possible.

Being a Christian is not being alone and thinking Biblical/holy thoughts. It's a lifestyle and attitude that demands and seeks out corporate worship and prayers.

If it desires anything different it's something different than Christianity. All the New Testament commands from Jesus are not fulfilled or followed by avoiding corporate face to face worship.
 

MichaelZ

Active member
Jun 11, 2023
112
88
28
#95
Numbers in our Baptist church are at or above pre-covid numbers. Church is more than just a message!
 

JohnDB

Well-known member
Jan 16, 2021
5,695
2,230
113
#96
Online worship had its benefits. I was quite ill this past Sunday and could not make it to church. As an alternative I was able to watch the service live online.
Online worship can be a real benefit to the aged and infirmed.
I would not want to see online worshipping replacing regular church attendance. We need to be worshipping together. We need that fellowship of one to one contact.
Worshipping in isolation via online is not healthy in my opinion if done for an extended period time.
During COVID my Bible study group continued via zoom. It was just not the same. Same thing with church attendance.
Here's hoping we don't get shut off own again. 🥴
Online worship and even small group worship as you just described does work well because you have a personal face to face relationship with those you are seeing on the screen.

I know that it's not the same as being in person....and the whole time I just wanted to give everyone a hug and tell them it was going to be OK. But we had to settle for online.
 
B

beaglehound

Guest
#97
Dropship....why do you have "banned" by your name?
 

shittim

Senior Member
Dec 16, 2016
13,649
7,670
113
#98
looks like he isn't here anymore.

most in "church" today don't seem Spirit filled as required of His Own.
If we are indeed Spirit filled we won't "fit in" with those who aren't, Jesus was clear on this for this time.
Playing "church" an hour a week doesn't count.
blessings
 

Karlon

Well-known member
Mar 8, 2023
1,955
821
113
I'm interested in hearing about church attendance since Covid "ended", and whether nor not numbers have returned to normal. It's my contention that virtual church has replaced in-person church for many, and the primary reason is churches went fully virtual and promoted it as equal.
some still are concerned about covid, others developed a new habit of attendance, others are conditioned response to something new, some can't find a worthy pastor, some stopped going because of covid, etc.