More people now attending churches online [Spirituality & Religion]
It is a fact that the number of people attending church online has actually risen since buildings were closed down!
It is a fact that the number of people attending church online has actually risen since buildings were closed down!
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ArishMell · 70-79, M
That picture looks more like a rock concert than a church service - and appearances can be deceptive but it seems hardly "social distancing" - but it's an interesting point.
An Iman on the radio the other morning said though it seemed strange to be preaching to a camera and microphone in an empty mosque, he discovered his Internet broadcasts had attracted a much bigger congregation in their homes than is normally in the building.
An Iman on the radio the other morning said though it seemed strange to be preaching to a camera and microphone in an empty mosque, he discovered his Internet broadcasts had attracted a much bigger congregation in their homes than is normally in the building.
ArishMell · 70-79, M
@Speedyman Didn't take long for the tone to go down...
"out of touch" in what what respect?
I do know some churches appear to use methods more akin to a pop concert than a traditional approach. Somewhat circular that, as soul (pop) music has evangelical church singing among its roots, and a lot of its stars came up through the ranks of choirs in such churches.
Don't forget we live in different countries so how the majority of churches are used generally may reflect our cultural differences.
The last two church services I attended were of ordination to deacons - by invitation, from a friend who was one of the ordinands - and a funeral. The former was traditional Anglican cathedral pomp and ceremony. The latter was very different again, religious but a Salvation Army service complete with the band in which the deceased had been a musician.
I would have attended another funeral recently had the lock-down not prevented it, but I think that was religious, in the same crematorium chapel that also hosts humanist / non-religious services. And yes I have attended them too, as well as the traditional pomp and ceremony of a Catholic funeral.
"out of touch" in what what respect?
I do know some churches appear to use methods more akin to a pop concert than a traditional approach. Somewhat circular that, as soul (pop) music has evangelical church singing among its roots, and a lot of its stars came up through the ranks of choirs in such churches.
Don't forget we live in different countries so how the majority of churches are used generally may reflect our cultural differences.
The last two church services I attended were of ordination to deacons - by invitation, from a friend who was one of the ordinands - and a funeral. The former was traditional Anglican cathedral pomp and ceremony. The latter was very different again, religious but a Salvation Army service complete with the band in which the deceased had been a musician.
I would have attended another funeral recently had the lock-down not prevented it, but I think that was religious, in the same crematorium chapel that also hosts humanist / non-religious services. And yes I have attended them too, as well as the traditional pomp and ceremony of a Catholic funeral.