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icare 1.9 yrs
~ 8 mos ago   Dec 28, '25 12:14am  
What is missing in big churches today?
Pews, bibles, hymnals, organs, piano....worship guide or bulletin.
We have chairs, lights, theatrics, placards with QC for iphones to scan to sign up.
We have quitars, keyboards, violins, singers, shreakers, rock and roll new songs.
Gone are the hymns of yesterday, faith of our fathers and fading memories of evangelists.
Remember Francis Hunter, Kathryn Khulmann, Billy Graham and the big crusades?
No, young people will not remember. History will wipe that out of the books,
Second Baptist will tell you traditional service is at 9 but mostly new modern songs.
Gone are the hymns of faith. Of the top 25 Christmas songs, our hymns came in at # 18 silent night etc to #25. Tradition creeps to modern. Salem Lutheran in Tomball did very well having many hymns for Christmas eve eve. Lamb of God Lutheran in Humble had organ music but saw no organ but had holy communion with the candelight service.
So when will the church have a real traditional service once a week? Appreciate the great cathedrals with the massive organs shown on this site recently. Awe inspiring.
Classical greats will hopefully remain great options for music lovers. Pray we have enough leaders to have hymn sings once a Month that are real hymn sings and that young people learn the hymns of faith, never to be forgotten. Need more traditional services and less woke modern stuff.
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KBubbl3r 2.3 yrs
~ 8 mos ago   Dec 28, '25 12:40am  
I agree with you 150%. When I was younger, I was extremely active in the church. You name it. I did it. From youth choir to adult choir. From accolyte to vbs and camp crusader. I was in youth groups, both high school and single adult before I married. And even a singles fellowship and Bible study after my divorce. But it's just as if some churches have forgotten principles.
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TownHubAdmin Top Forum Contributor4.7 yrs
~ 8 mos ago   Dec 28, '25 6:49am  
What is missing in big churches today?
Pews, bibles, hymnals, organs, piano....worship guide or bulletin.
We have chairs, lights, theatrics, placards with QC for iphones to scan to sign up.
We have quitars, keyboards, violins, singers, shreakers, rock and roll new songs.
Gone are the hymns of yesterday, faith of our fathers and fading memories of evangelists.
Remember Francis Hunter, Kathryn Khulmann, Billy Graham and the big crusades?
No, young people will not remember. History will wipe that out of the books,
Second Baptist will tell you traditional service is at 9 but mostly new modern songs.
Gone are the hymn of faith. Of the top 25 Christmas songs, our hymns came in at # 18 silent night etc to #25. Tradition creeps to modern. Salem Lutheran in Tomball did very well having many hymns for Christmas eve eve. Lamb of God Lutheran in Humble had organ music but saw no organ but had holy communion with the candelight service.
So when will the church have a real traditional service once a week? Appreciate the great cathedrals with the massive organs shown on this site recently. Awe inspiring.
Classical greats will hopefully remain great options for music lovers. Pray we have enough leaders to have hymn sings once a Month that are real hymn sings and that young people learn the hymns of faith, never to be forgotten. Need more traditional services and less woke modern stuff.
 
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Ruger5 Top Forum Contributor10.6 yrs
~ 8 mos ago   Dec 28, '25 7:16am  
What is missing in big churches today? Pews, bibles, hymnals, organs, piano....worship guide or bulletin. We have chairs, lights, theatrics, placards with QC for iphones to scan to sign up. We have quitars, keyboards, violins, singers, shreakers, rock and roll new songs. Gone are the hymns of yesterday, faith of our fathers and fading memories of evangelists. Remember Francis Hunter, Kathryn Khulmann, Billy Graham and the big crusades? No, young people will not remember. History will wipe that out of the books, Second Baptist will tell you traditional service is at 9 but mostly new modern songs. Gone are the hymn of faith. Of the top 25 Christmas songs, our hymns came in at # 18 silent night etc to #25. Tradition creeps to modern. Salem Lutheran in Tomball did very well having many hymns for Christmas eve eve. Lamb of God Lutheran in Humble had organ music but saw no organ but had holy communion with the candelight service. So when will the church have a real traditional service once a week? Appreciate the great cathedrals with the massive organs shown on this site recently. Awe inspiring. Classical greats will hopefully remain great options for music lovers. Pray we have enough leaders to have hymn sings once a Month that are real hymn sings and that young people learn the hymns of faith, never to be forgotten. Need more traditional services and less woke modern stuff.
 
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icare : I know what's not missing……….sugar coated preaching
 
more hell, fire and brimstone warnings is what's missing. Modern churches are even debating the existence of hell and God's very plan of salvation itself if you can believe that. Yep, good people will go to Heaven having never accepted Jesus Christ as savior. SMH. But the bible foretold of days such s these. Second Peter 16 warns of twisting and distorting God's word. Peter warns believers of false teachers who challenge the gospel's truth. There will many who rise up with false teachings in the last days especially. The biggest falsehood of them all is the ability of becoming a child of God without ever accepting Jesus Christ. Just be good and you too will go to Heaven. Um nope.
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icare 1.9 yrs
~ 8 mos ago   Dec 28, '25 7:28am  
TownHubAdmin : Fireba11@ Ruger5 KBubbl3r
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Ruger5 Top Forum Contributor10.6 yrs
~ 8 mos ago   Dec 28, '25 7:31am  
I agree with you 150%. When I was younger, I was extremely active in the church. You name it. I did it. From youth choir to adult choir. From accolyte to vbs and camp crusader. I was in youth groups, both high school and single adult before I married. And even a singles fellowship and Bible study after my divorce. But it's just as if some churches have forgotten principles.
 
KBubbl3r : Since Kirk's death there has been a phenomenal upsurge in attending church among young adults, especially high school and college. This is encouraging. All Kirk sought to do was have a conversation, bring us closer together as a nation, he answered all questions thrown at him thoughtfully and respectfully. Such a loss. He did not die in vain.
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MissAmericanPie Top Forum Contributor6.5 yrs
~ 8 mos ago   Dec 28, '25 7:40am  
KBubbl3r :
What you don't realize is churches are trying to keep people coming, and it's a struggle. And it's expensive. People change. Youth have changed. The WORLD has changed and if they don't change with it, people don't come.
 
I understand certain things are attractive to certain people based on their experiences and comforts but it's ultimately up to each person to grow and mature in their faith. The church provides community, resources and support , all good but they aren't there to make everyone comfortable. And we are all told to "work out our faith with fear and trembling. "
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Txbutterfly Online Top Forum Contributor15.4 yrs
~ 8 mos ago   Dec 28, '25 8:09am  
icare :
Are you active in your church? Being there and being active are 2 different things. If you go to church to see what it can do for you instead of what you can do for the church, rethink it.
I miss the traditional songs also, but times change, if the church catered only to the older people it will die off with those people. We live eternally in heaven,not here on earth.
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bigla 13.3 yrs
~ 8 mos ago   Dec 28, '25 8:22am  
icare :
I hear what you are saying and I agree somewhat. My grandmother was a Baptist and married a Catholic. I grew up in a Catholic Church, sang in the choir. Was in the All Connecticut State Choir where we sang beautiful traditional hymns. But I also grew up singing Baptist hymns with my grandmother. Fast forward to today, I am attending a Baptist church. Most weekends we lift up our voices with contemporary songs. The joy of it can sometimes bring me to tears! On other Sundays our musical leader choose to lead us in the old traditional songs I learned from my grandmother. That too can bring me to tears! I think our children are being raised to know it all and the music of today will be their children's old memories.
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Gammyof2 8.4 yrs App
~ 8 mos ago   Dec 28, '25 8:54am  
icare: thank you for this conversation. Some churches do have a traditional service for their 11am service.
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golfshot 1.4 yrs
~ 8 mos ago   Dec 28, '25 9:22am  
icare :
I love many of the old hymns. However, alot of the Contemporary Christian songs and musicians are very, very good.
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luv2eatsushi 19.3 yrs
~ 8 mos ago   Dec 28, '25 11:22am  
What is missing in big churches today? Pews, bibles, hymnals, organs, piano....worship guide or bulletin. We have chairs, lights, theatrics, placards with QC for iphones to scan to sign up. We have quitars, keyboards, violins, singers, shreakers, rock and roll new songs. Gone are the hymns of yesterday, faith of our fathers and fading memories of evangelists. Remember Francis Hunter, Kathryn Khulmann, Billy Graham and the big crusades? No, young people will not remember. History will wipe that out of the books, Second Baptist will tell you traditional service is at 9 but mostly new modern songs. Gone are the hymns of faith. Of the top 25 Christmas songs, our hymns came in at # 18 silent night etc to #25. Tradition creeps to modern. Salem Lutheran in Tomball did very well having many hymns for Christmas eve eve. Lamb of God Lutheran in Humble had organ music but saw no organ but had holy communion with the candelight service. So when will the church have a real traditional service once a week? Appreciate the great cathedrals with the massive organs shown on this site recently. Awe inspiring. Classical greats will hopefully remain great options for music lovers. Pray we have enough leaders to have hymn sings once a Month that are real hymn sings and that young people learn the hymns of faith, never to be forgotten. Need more traditional services and less woke modern stuff.
 
icare :
 
A lot of cut n paste here.
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RaggedyAnn 10.1 yrs
~ 8 mos ago   Dec 28, '25 12:18pm  
I like all the music. Old and new.


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