lighthousekid
22nd November 2007, 05:40 PM
What should I expect?
MrJim
23rd November 2007, 01:19 AM
eh, they're all a bit different I suppose. The baptist church I attend ya come in, get greeted, find a seat (we got new cushions for the pews), look at bulletin, preacher gets up and welcomes everyone, gives a few announcements, a prayer, the choir (there's 5-6 in ours) sings a short tune, then a 3 choruses, then a prayer, then the preacher takes praises & concerns for prayer, then a pastoral prayer, then a choir song, then an offering is taken, then a "children's moments" time for the kiddies to go up front and hear and object lesson from the designated teachers, then the sermon, final hymn, prayer, dismissal to fellowship hall for coffee & snax, then sunday school.
Most baptists churches I suppose will be some variance of this, some do the sunday school first, some have more or less signing....
Project 86
23rd November 2007, 05:39 PM
What should I expect?
Baptists come in all shapes and sizes. If they have a web site it is best to check that out for your answer. Some are very conservative and others are more liberal on things such as abortion homosexuality. Some will only use the King James Bible while others don't even fully believe in the inerrancy of scripture. Some will join with any church that calls themselves Christian while others will only join with those with similar doctrine.