Why does my congregation complain about lenght of my  90 minute sermons ?
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ROFLMAO!  That's 89.5 minutes too long.  Trask, you work wayyyy too hard.  Most pastors put in 15 minutes and call it a week.
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No, what kind of example is that?  You should record him and play it back to him, maybe he gets so caught up in his sermon he doesn't realize what he's doing.  Or play it back to him with several people present who are decision makers within your church.
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I went to TSC for 12 years but that does not ring a bell, try the link below to contact the tape ministry... many of his sermons are onlined now too.
192142
That's a good question.  I couldn't find the answer online.  My advice is to either visit another church and ask them or visit a nearby government building (state capitol, city hall...) and ask them.  Somebody should know.
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lol Some people just can't tell time, eh?\n\nHe is speaking of the moment when Jesus comes back, that particular "hour" since that word is often used in prophecy in the Bible.  He wasn't really saying in the next 60 minutes lol.\n\nThat is sort of the problem with the fanatical, they do not seem to get that those folks unfamiliar with Scripture do not understand what the heck the fanatics are saying, especially when they use archaic expressions.\n\nI always try to follow Jesus example of just talking to people like a friend.  You may remember how He began a lot of His parables or teachings with "You have heard it said....".  He didn't try to shove the book, chapter and verse down their throat, just reminded them of how the story goes before making His own point.\n\nI'm sure that guy on the street has got the right sort of yearning heart, but he is not doing much good the way he is going about it.
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You may be in the wrong church, mine still preachs about his evil ways. He is as real now as ever. Speak to your pastor about how you feel, we don't sugar coat anything.
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That's great! Is it just one day a month? If so, will it be an all day fellowship?  I guess my idea is just find out what they relate to and talk about that. Also if your a Christian, then witness to them.
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Go for it! Not every Church starts big. My Church started with 4, and we are up to almost 300 over about 6 years. Remember, things take time. Be encouraged my brother! I just love to hear it when someone starts a new Church! If I can ever help, drop me a message.
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8:42 in the morning here in Holland.  But I see your point.  There are a lot of repetative questions in the religious section.  They dont look it up in the search box yahoo left for us so we see alot of the same thing over and over again.
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Aw, Rev.  Cheer up.  There are still plenty of heretics who need to hear your message.  Like me!!!!!!
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Take it up as an issue with your church's organisation, instead of bleating about it on Yahoo! Answers. It is unreasonable of you to expect Yahoo! users to help you, because you haven't even bothered to indicate the denomination of your church.
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Check with your Local Council, they set the Noise times for construction etc, although sometimes builders can get variances. I think you will find Sunday is nil, comes from our Christian forefathers. I think offhand its 7AM to 7PM
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I agree. Pastors don't do that in our church, though.  It's about the message; not how a pastor looks or sounds.  Too many make sounds to get the congregation going, but the message gets lost.  Back in the day, James Brown had a jam called, "Talkin' loud...but/and sayin' nothin'"; people would say, "He really preached today!" When they're asked about the actual sermon, the answer is "I don't know, but he really preached today!" "We had church!"\nPeople do things b/c others do them; did them.  They've been informally...maybe even formally taught to do this.  It is annoying...so is saying the Holy Spirit moves through you through the music...and when the music immediately stops...so do you.   Hmmmmmmmmm!  I wonder...\nThere's a difference between singing and screaming.\nI guess these days, I'll b accused of judging. I came from an era of questioning and discerning.  Oh,well, focus on God and His message.
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I have met many pastors who complain about this very thing. What the younger adults are attracted to is a more liberal, contemporary service. My church has two services. The first service is a traditional service and has hymns and is for the older generation and the second service has contempary music in the worship. The pastor gives the same sermon though. While this solved the solution of which kind of service one prefers, it has caused a huge gap in the generations and we really don't know each other at all. Our pastor has said that it sometimes feels as if there are two churches there. \n\nMaybe I'm a cynic but there isn't anything that's going to start attracting the younger generation. My church is a fundamantal, evangelic church but I'm a lot more liberal so I'm not always comfortable there. My husband prefers a fundamental church. My reasons for not  being so attracted to church as a whole is that I feel it's a very shallow experience at times. All we do is sing songs then listen to a sermon. It's very intellectual and not mystical at all. We don't have any rituals like say the Catholics so it gets quite boring at times. I also think that the way the Christian church as a whole treats women and gays is just horrendous at times. I've also attended a church in the past that believed any other denomination weren't really Christians. Fundamantal politicians sure aren't helping make the church look attractive either.
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Well, first we have to ask ourselfs just HOW long is God's day? We can't track it by human standards as God began our time. Perhaps God is watching the news and just shaking His head at what we're not doing...sigh.
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well, truthfully, I waste time that i should be using elsewhere. i get caught up in having stuff to deal with and not spending my "dew time" in prayer. \n\nThanks for the chastisment, whether you knew it or not....\nbe blessed~vicki
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I think the criticism is funny. It's a show where people have problems and a guy talks to Jesus about them. Isn't this what christians want? As for people getting mad that clergy are represented as pill poppers and worse well as the son of two ministers I have seen that and worse from people who are ordained and in the pulpit.