EricH Posted April 7, 2009 Group: Royal Member Followers: 3 Topic Count: 366 Topics Per Day: 0.05 Content Count: 10,933 Content Per Day: 1.57 Reputation: 212 Days Won: 1 Joined: 04/21/2005 Status: Offline Share Posted April 7, 2009 I purposefuly sit in the back at our church so I can talk to newcomers and seekers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glorywatch Posted April 7, 2009 Group: Royal Member Followers: 2 Topic Count: 88 Topics Per Day: 0.02 Content Count: 692 Content Per Day: 0.12 Reputation: 2 Days Won: 0 Joined: 06/02/2008 Status: Offline Birthday: 03/02/1946 Share Posted April 7, 2009 We sit in the back, because we learned early on that the kids are not distracted by what's going on behind them and therefore are looking towards the front of the church. We continue doing this with our great grandson and it works really well. Amazing how people can decide the reasons why people sit in the back without knowing the real purpose. Leave the content of the heart to God. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OneLight Posted April 7, 2009 Group: Royal Member Followers: 22 Topic Count: 1,294 Topics Per Day: 0.21 Content Count: 31,762 Content Per Day: 5.22 Reputation: 9,763 Days Won: 115 Joined: 09/14/2007 Status: Offline Share Posted April 7, 2009 JCISGD, maybe you should make a full list as to the reasons why people sit int the back and why they sit in the front. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Openly Curious Posted April 7, 2009 Group: Royal Member Followers: 4 Topic Count: 55 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 4,568 Content Per Day: 0.68 Reputation: 770 Days Won: 0 Joined: 01/18/2006 Status: Offline Share Posted April 7, 2009 I purposefuly sit in the back at our church so I can talk to newcomers and seekers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irishcowboy Posted November 6, 2009 Group: Royal Member Followers: 1 Topic Count: 127 Topics Per Day: 0.03 Content Count: 3,248 Content Per Day: 0.88 Reputation: 13 Days Won: 0 Joined: 03/23/2014 Status: Offline Share Posted November 6, 2009 I was struck by a comment on a blog about a group of Christians who went to a 10K strong JW convention to evangelise, but mostly got booted out. Anyway one guy headed for the back row as he stated that in every religion the undecided and less dedicated sat there. This surprised me as i also had sat often in the back of church, esp if in a church i had little previous knowledge of. I also thought back to those i knew who always sat at the back, and saw that i did not know of their boldness in Christ. This is not a critism of those who sit at the back, but an obsevation and wake up call to myself to check my heart at the door maybe. there have been times I sat in the back... one was to assist the pastor in knowing if he was speaking loud enough... another is if I was not feeling well and might have to depart to the head.... another is when the kids were young..... another time I sat in back is when we were in charge of the operation of the nursary, so that if there was need, we could slip out with out being disruptive to the service. if I knew I had to be at work before the service might end, again, I would sit close to the door, other wise, we were up front anyways, I tend to, for the most part, agree that some sitting in the back are there so they can be almost out of sight and out of mind.... yet some of them are the first to complain that no one notices when they are not there.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CSLewis Posted November 6, 2009 Group: Diamond Member Followers: 1 Topic Count: 34 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 828 Content Per Day: 0.13 Reputation: 20 Days Won: 0 Joined: 05/28/2006 Status: Offline Birthday: 12/28/1980 Share Posted November 6, 2009 Sit on right side eight pews back- except when we are late then we sit in back! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JCISGD Posted November 6, 2009 Group: Diamond Member Followers: 0 Topic Count: 64 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 1,345 Content Per Day: 0.24 Reputation: 30 Days Won: 1 Joined: 03/05/2009 Status: Offline Birthday: 04/10/1961 Author Share Posted November 6, 2009 this post is very old. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ellarose Posted November 6, 2009 Group: Advanced Member Followers: 1 Topic Count: 5 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 388 Content Per Day: 0.07 Reputation: 2 Days Won: 0 Joined: 06/03/2009 Status: Offline Birthday: 10/02/1989 Share Posted November 6, 2009 Ok JCISGD I'll try not to comment!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JCISGD Posted November 6, 2009 Group: Diamond Member Followers: 0 Topic Count: 64 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 1,345 Content Per Day: 0.24 Reputation: 30 Days Won: 1 Joined: 03/05/2009 Status: Offline Birthday: 04/10/1961 Author Share Posted November 6, 2009 Ok JCISGD I'll try not to comment!! Who can resist ? Actually i deleted the last part of my reply as i was sulking and lacking grace. But its weird this topic resurfaced. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ellarose Posted November 6, 2009 Group: Advanced Member Followers: 1 Topic Count: 5 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 388 Content Per Day: 0.07 Reputation: 2 Days Won: 0 Joined: 06/03/2009 Status: Offline Birthday: 10/02/1989 Share Posted November 6, 2009 Ok JCISGD I'll try not to comment!! Who can resist ? Actually i deleted the last part of my reply as i was sulking and lacking grace. But its weird this topic resurfaced. Yeh I saw the rest of your comment before you deleted it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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