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06-20-2008, 06:40 PM
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Originally Posted by Blessed5x | I have to admit - this list is hillarious. Not your church, but the mere existence of such a list. Yes, of course I need to find a "family integrated church" (whatever that means). Is it charismatic? pentecostal? dispensational? paedobaptist? credobaptist? anabaptist?!? Who knows? Who cares? So long as it is "family integrated!" | And how nice to make the distinction between "families" with mommy daddy and kids and "others."  This "other" (married but our kids have 4 legs and drink from the toilet) is relieved to find our church is NOT on the list. 
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06-20-2008, 07:03 PM
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Originally Posted by Blessed5x | I have to admit - this list is hillarious. Not your church, but the mere existence of such a list. Yes, of course I need to find a "family integrated church" (whatever that means). Is it charismatic? pentecostal? dispensational? paedobaptist? credobaptist? anabaptist?!? Who knows? Who cares? So long as it is "family integrated!" | I should probably qualify my link by saying I am not a Vision Forum advocate. I think this list came about as there were many homeschooling families who were trying to be consistent in their concern that the church was not copying the age-segregation mindset of the world (i.e. public school). Many churches are not pro-family in that as soon as they see a family with many children they are quick to usher them off to the nursery, children's church, etc. These churches were basically telling many families, that having their children in the worship service would be an "interuption" to the worship and they weren't welcome. I believe there were many homeschoolers (from various doctrinal backgrounds) looking to attend a church where their whole family was welcome in the worship service so that was the reason for the development of the list. I have seen similar types of lists listing churches (again coming from various doctrinal backgrounds) that sing the Psalms. I totally agree that whether a church is considered "family-integrated" in their corporate worship should not be the only qualification for selecting a church to join.
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06-20-2008, 07:29 PM
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Pastor has a children's moment or illustration that ties into the text and the sermon, but when the children's moment is over the kids are dismissed back to us parents.
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Little Farms Chapel OPC, Coopersville, MI
Puritan Reformed Theological Seminary, Grand Rapids, MI
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06-20-2008, 11:27 PM
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Originally Posted by jawyman Pastor has a children's moment or illustration that ties into the text and the sermon, but when the children's moment is over the kids are dismissed back to us parents. | That's interesting. At my church, I often have a 'senior moment'. 
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06-20-2008, 11:37 PM
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Originally Posted by fredtgreco Quote:
Originally Posted by Blessed5x | I have to admit - this list is hillarious. Not your church, but the mere existence of such a list. Yes, of course I need to find a "family integrated church" (whatever that means). Is it charismatic? pentecostal? dispensational? paedobaptist? credobaptist? anabaptist?!? Who knows? Who cares? So long as it is "family integrated!" | And how nice to make the distinction between "families" with mommy daddy and kids and "others." This "other" (married but our kids have 4 legs and drink from the toilet) is relieved to find our church is NOT on the list. | Woohoo, my church is on the list!
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