New Posts For Thread: Why are progressive churches so behind???http://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43851/13897491/Why_are_progressive_churches_so_behindHello,I am a progressive Christian that was born and raised in very fundamentalist churches, mainly baptist churches. I've made the decision to look for a progressive christian church and I've discovered that they all ALL stuck in the past. In my tI left both R. Catholic and later Unity churches in favor of new teachings of spiritual ways from Jesus. That strikes me as a correct priority, and not what kind of music is played. If it is music that grabs you, then stay home and turn on the rahttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43851/13897491/Why_are_progressive_churches_so_behind?post_id=473970885#473970885I left both R. Catholic and later Unity churches in favor of new teachings of spiritual ways from Jesus. That strikes me as a correct priority, and not what kind of music is played. If it is music that grabs you, then stay home and turn on the raFri, 12 Nov 2010 12:52:51 -0600Zeeking,Welcome to the forum and to Beliefnet, if you are new to the site.http://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43851/13897491/Why_are_progressive_churches_so_behind?post_id=382419629#382419629Zeeking,Welcome to the forum and to Beliefnet, if you are new to the site.Wed, 30 Dec 2009 22:11:53 -0600I am a bit late to this thread, but it appears to still get a peek now and then...For me, worship is a state of mind. What puts each worshipper in that place varies from person to person and from day to day for each person. I positively adore both clhttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43851/13897491/Why_are_progressive_churches_so_behind?post_id=382262165#382262165I am a bit late to this thread, but it appears to still get a peek now and then...For me, worship is a state of mind. What puts each worshipper in that place varies from person to person and from day to day for each person. I positively adore both clTue, 29 Dec 2009 13:21:04 -0600From my point-of-view, I agree with the previous poster that talked about having to "fix" the songs in his head before he could be comfortable with them.One of the main reasons that I became progressive is that what I experienced in my heart of God dhttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43851/13897491/Why_are_progressive_churches_so_behind?post_id=378024369#378024369From my point-of-view, I agree with the previous poster that talked about having to "fix" the songs in his head before he could be comfortable with them.One of the main reasons that I became progressive is that what I experienced in my heart of God dSat, 14 Nov 2009 17:38:28 -0600Hi Slate, funny thing is one of my daughters and her family goes to a church I would not consider Progressive in the least, but the music is like a rock 'n roll concert. Drummer, guitars, keyboard, piano and about 6 singers. Words to songs are posthttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43851/13897491/Why_are_progressive_churches_so_behind?post_id=376910869#376910869Hi Slate, funny thing is one of my daughters and her family goes to a church I would not consider Progressive in the least, but the music is like a rock 'n roll concert. Drummer, guitars, keyboard, piano and about 6 singers. Words to songs are postThu, 05 Nov 2009 12:36:20 -0600Hi Slate, funny thing is one of my daughters and her family goes to a church I would not consider Progressive in the least, but the music is like a rock 'n roll concert. Drummer, guitars, keyboard, piano and about 6 singers. Words to songs are posthttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43851/13897491/Why_are_progressive_churches_so_behind?post_id=363973153#363973153Hi Slate, funny thing is one of my daughters and her family goes to a church I would not consider Progressive in the least, but the music is like a rock 'n roll concert. Drummer, guitars, keyboard, piano and about 6 singers. Words to songs are postMon, 02 Nov 2009 09:11:14 -0600Hi, I see it has been awhile since there has been any discussion on this topic. I must admit, I have been playing computer games and sudoku so much, I don't have much time for forums anymore. I guess that is true for a lot of people. I used to havhttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43851/13897491/Why_are_progressive_churches_so_behind?post_id=363886897#363886897Hi, I see it has been awhile since there has been any discussion on this topic. I must admit, I have been playing computer games and sudoku so much, I don't have much time for forums anymore. I guess that is true for a lot of people. I used to havSun, 01 Nov 2009 16:14:13 -0600I am not at all interested in rock music in church (get it at home 24/7 thank you very much), but I hate, hate, hate, most of the old hymns. Mainly because of the lyrics. By the time I've argued with them, and fixed them in my head, I haven't enjoyedhttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43851/13897491/Why_are_progressive_churches_so_behind?post_id=345968989#345968989I am not at all interested in rock music in church (get it at home 24/7 thank you very much), but I hate, hate, hate, most of the old hymns. Mainly because of the lyrics. By the time I've argued with them, and fixed them in my head, I haven't enjoyedThu, 10 Sep 2009 21:52:02 -0500Grandpaw, you are correct about the member on this thread. This is an open forum. I need to write member and let him know this forum is open to all.http://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43851/13897491/Why_are_progressive_churches_so_behind?post_id=315532418#315532418Grandpaw, you are correct about the member on this thread. This is an open forum. I need to write member and let him know this forum is open to all.Mon, 27 Jul 2009 14:58:05 -0500Hi Stardove,I do appreciate your work as host, particularly in preventing people from verbally assaulting me on B'net, and I pretty much agree with your understanding of the various boards. As you may recall, I stopped going to the "discuss" board whhttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43851/13897491/Why_are_progressive_churches_so_behind?post_id=315487158#315487158Hi Stardove,I do appreciate your work as host, particularly in preventing people from verbally assaulting me on B'net, and I pretty much agree with your understanding of the various boards. As you may recall, I stopped going to the "discuss" board whMon, 27 Jul 2009 11:03:51 -0500