This is a sociology question,and we are writting about church,so i dont go to church and i need help wit tha?

Question

what are some of the observations that you would make when you go to church? give me some good ideas that i would write on this topic

Answer 1

Go to church and bring a camera and recorder. Have fun.

Answer 2

its all about about bums on seats. the more they can coax into the church the more likely it is to stay open. if a church is financially viable then its doors will stay open. and if they have a pcked church its a winner. i'm being serious.

why do you think they make you attend church a certain amount of times before you get married or  have a child christened. and in my local church when i attended was full of elderly hypocritical busy bodies.

sounds interesting and topical.

EDIT SUPERB9006. this is part of the research, internet is great innit?!?! divvy.

Answer 3

The love that people have for God...it shows in their worship

Answer 4

I suggest you do a field trip for firsthand experience.

Sunday is a good day.

Answer 5

It's YOUR paper. Do your own research.

Answer 6

I think you're supposed to make your own observations.  So tomorrow is Sunday, go visit a church.

Answer 7

A few things that are common to every Church service I've been to:

It was on a Sunday

There were people

There was a pastor

There was singing/praise and worship/music/hymns/guitar solos

They took collection and tithes

There were Bibles by the seats

The tall guy in the front by the pulpit kept telling us about a man who lived 2000 years ago called Jesus

There were cars parked outside

There was a seperate building ("Sunday School") for children who didn't want to sit in the service.

There was tea/coffe/cake/coke/food/stuff to eat available after the service, free of charge.

There was a guy selling books after the service, mostly Bibles

There was piano that was last tuned about the same time Jesus walked the earth (okay, piano's didn't exist back then but this one is old and hasn't been tuned for a while)

There were doors into and out of the building

Answer 8

People will be at the front door to welcome you, especially if you are a visitor.

The congregation will comprise of men and women of all ages and from all social backgrounds.

No-one will be treated differently.

There is no discrimination because we are all sinners and all in need of salvation. Rich people are no better than poor people. Well educated people are no better than uneducated people. It doesn't matter what colour your skin is because God is only interested in our hearts and whether we respond to his invitation to be saved.

The minister (or priest or pastor, whatever name is given) has a huge responsibility to discharge - he has to answer to God for how he takes care of God's people. He may have given up a lucrative worldly career in order to become an ordained minister. He may not own the house he and his family live in because he only receives a modest 'stipend' or monthly salary on which to live - money found by the congregation. He does not take up this calling to become rich - he takes up this calling to please God.

Volunteers take care of running the building, looking after mothers and young children and doing outreach into the community to help the poor or the needy. They also run home Bible study classes and organise picnics and family outings for church members and their friends. People who have musical talents may join in the orchestra or choir or play the organ or piano.

Everyone will leave with their spiritual batteries re-charged and go back to their homes, places of work, etc hopefully displaying Christian love and sharing the good news of God's kingdom with anyone who is interested to hear about it.

Well, that's how it worked in the U.K. Baptist church I attended!