There are hundreds of churches in Fresno County, and when it came time for me to choose one for my church visit and interview; I really didn’t know where to start. So when I got an invitation on Facebook, from one of my girlfriends inviting me to her husband Ministry Ceremony, I was happy my choices had been narrowed down to one church. My church visit was to be at First Galilee Missionary Baptist Church, on Sunday, September 18, 2016. The reason for my friend’s invitation was there was going to be a special service for her husband becoming a Minster. Since I have never witness what happens when a minister is called to the ministry, it was a good opportunity to find out and visit my girlfriend’s church. Having gone to a lot of churches in
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Again, I was expecting something bigger; maybe a super prayer or a bunch of dignitary’s from their denomination headquarters. Instead it was just the Pastor introducing my friend’s husband. It almost seems ironic that I was expecting so much, especially since I have so many issues with the rituals and traditions of churches. As the new Minister began to preach, he spoke of how he came to know the Lord. He spoke of how his life had been transformed and since learning the word of God had created a relationship with Him. It was in his preaching, which was not dynamic or even very powerful in his presentation, that I realized the expectations I had were really off track. Our assignment was to go to a different church and make a comparison to our own previous worship service. Being at First Galilee reminded me of my childhood church, and when I first got saved as a child. Church was simple and pure and it wasn’t pretentious. Although I don’t believe my church is bad, because its more polished and posed than First Galilee. What I learned from this experience was that teaching the word of God, should be the real reason for worship. First Galilee has a Bible school, where they are teaching the word of God. They are also a very tight knit community of
Again, I was expecting something bigger; maybe a super prayer or a bunch of dignitary’s from their denomination headquarters. Instead it was just the Pastor introducing my friend’s husband. It almost seems ironic that I was expecting so much, especially since I have so many issues with the rituals and traditions of churches. As the new Minister began to preach, he spoke of how he came to know the Lord. He spoke of how his life had been transformed and since learning the word of God had created a relationship with Him. It was in his preaching, which was not dynamic or even very powerful in his presentation, that I realized the expectations I had were really off track. Our assignment was to go to a different church and make a comparison to our own previous worship service. Being at First Galilee reminded me of my childhood church, and when I first got saved as a child. Church was simple and pure and it wasn’t pretentious. Although I don’t believe my church is bad, because its more polished and posed than First Galilee. What I learned from this experience was that teaching the word of God, should be the real reason for worship. First Galilee has a Bible school, where they are teaching the word of God. They are also a very tight knit community of