Where To Find Fellowship

[Guest]

The thread on church attendence got me thinking, which might be somewhat dangerous.

 

Where do you find real face-to-face fellowship with other believers outside of a local church? A Bible study or home group? How do you find those (if they are not associated with a local church?) Where else might someone look?

 

I'm asking because I am currently in a situation where I can make it to church on Sunday, but for 6 out of 7 days I have little to no fellowship with other believers. The circumstances will likely not change unless the Lord changes them, so its night shift and mass transit until then. This severely limits my options, and I dislike the isolation this situation brings with it. I wanted to ask this here in the hope that it might help other who are in similar situations for what ever reason.

 

 

[Guest]

Somewhere In Your City And On Your Bus Route

There Maybe A Daylight Prayer Group

You Can Join

 

Praying~!

[other one]

The thread on church attendence got me thinking, which might be somewhat dangerous.

 

Where do you find real face-to-face fellowship with other believers outside of a local church? A Bible study or home group? How do you find those (if they are not associated with a local church?) Where else might someone look?

 

I'm asking because I am currently in a situation where I can make it to church on Sunday, but for 6 out of 7 days I have little to no fellowship with other believers. The circumstances will likely not change unless the Lord changes them, so its night shift and mass transit until then. This severely limits my options, and I dislike the isolation this situation brings with it. I wanted to ask this here in the hope that it might help other who are in similar situations for what ever reason.

 

well, i don't know where you work or how much interfacing you do with people at work or on the way.  Some of my better places to get together was at work.  i was privileged to have a job that put me in contact with a lot of people

 

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this is one of the test patterns that i used for years.  full page sizes of this thing hang on half the bulletin boards of  the offices in south east Oklahoma.  you wouldn't believe all the conversations it sparked

[missmuffet]

 

The thread on church attendence got me thinking, which might be somewhat dangerous.

 

Where do you find real face-to-face fellowship with other believers outside of a local church? A Bible study or home group? How do you find those (if they are not associated with a local church?) Where else might someone look?

 

I'm asking because I am currently in a situation where I can make it to church on Sunday, but for 6 out of 7 days I have little to no fellowship with other believers. The circumstances will likely not change unless the Lord changes them, so its night shift and mass transit until then. This severely limits my options, and I dislike the isolation this situation brings with it. I wanted to ask this here in the hope that it might help other who are in similar situations for what ever reason.

 

well, i don't know where you work or how much interfacing you do with people at work or on the way.  Some of my better places to get together was at work.  i was privileged to have a job that put me in contact with a lot of people

 

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this is one of the test patterns that i used for years.  full page sizes of this thing hang on half the bulletin boards of  the offices in south east Oklahoma.  you wouldn't believe all the conversations it sparked

 

It is a lonely lonely world at my work as far as Christianity goes.

[Fez]

My fellowship come from church. Because we are a small church of about 125 people, and because we treat each other like family, and we live in a rural setting, we spend time outside church together. I know it's not the same (well I guess it's not), in a big city church, because there I just felt like a number when it came to fellowship. I must admit I never gave it much of a chance and i am sure if I had stayed I would have joined a home group, etc, but work commitments moved me on.

 

Work is different. We have many Christians and I can walk into quite a few offices and pray any time of the day with no problem.  

[Guest]

well, i don't know where you work or how much interfacing you do with people at work or on the way.  Some of my better places to get together was at work.  i was privileged to have a job that put me in contact with a lot of people

 

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this is one of the test patterns that i used for years.  full page sizes of this thing hang on half the bulletin boards of  the offices in south east Oklahoma.  you wouldn't believe all the conversations it sparked

 

 

I work at a liberal university where a poster like that would make heads explode just because of the forbidden word "God." The building I work in could be considered a cathedral to Darwin and Humanism and I've often been tempted to shout "creation" in the middle of the atrium just to see some scientist's heads explode at the thought. There is no fellowship there, and finding native English speakers can be tricky sometimes since many students and workers are from Asia and India. We don't really spend that much time talking with folks going in and out of the building, and at night there are not many around anyway.

[Fez]

 

well, i don't know where you work or how much interfacing you do with people at work or on the way.  Some of my better places to get together was at work.  i was privileged to have a job that put me in contact with a lot of people

 

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this is one of the test patterns that i used for years.  full page sizes of this thing hang on half the bulletin boards of  the offices in south east Oklahoma.  you wouldn't believe all the conversations it sparked

 

 

I work at a liberal university where a poster like that would make heads explode just because of the forbidden word "God." The building I work in could be considered a cathedral to Darwin and Humanism and I've often been tempted to shout "creation" in the middle of the atrium just to see some scientist's heads explode at the thought. There is no fellowship there, and finding native English speakers can be tricky sometimes since many students and workers are from Asia and India. We don't really spend that much time talking with folks going in and out of the building, and at night there are not many around anyway.

 

Wear this t shirt and see what they say?

 

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well, i don't know where you work or how much interfacing you do with people at work or on the way.  Some of my better places to get together was at work.  i was privileged to have a job that put me in contact with a lot of people

 

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this is one of the test patterns that i used for years.  full page sizes of this thing hang on half the bulletin boards of  the offices in south east Oklahoma.  you wouldn't believe all the conversations it sparked

 

 

I work at a liberal university where a poster like that would make heads explode just because of the forbidden word "God." The building I work in could be considered a cathedral to Darwin and Humanism and I've often been tempted to shout "creation" in the middle of the atrium just to see some scientist's heads explode at the thought. There is no fellowship there, and finding native English speakers can be tricky sometimes since many students and workers are from Asia and India. We don't really spend that much time talking with folks going in and out of the building, and at night there are not many around anyway.

 

Wear this t shirt and see what they say?

 

 

The global version of maxwell's equations is an interesting choice. Yes...I've been itching to discuss physics and here fez starts it.

[missmuffet]

 

 

 

well, i don't know where you work or how much interfacing you do with people at work or on the way.  Some of my better places to get together was at work.  i was privileged to have a job that put me in contact with a lot of people

 

">

 

this is one of the test patterns that i used for years.  full page sizes of this thing hang on half the bulletin boards of  the offices in south east Oklahoma.  you wouldn't believe all the conversations it sparked

 

 

I work at a liberal university where a poster like that would make heads explode just because of the forbidden word "God." The building I work in could be considered a cathedral to Darwin and Humanism and I've often been tempted to shout "creation" in the middle of the atrium just to see some scientist's heads explode at the thought. There is no fellowship there, and finding native English speakers can be tricky sometimes since many students and workers are from Asia and India. We don't really spend that much time talking with folks going in and out of the building, and at night there are not many around anyway.

 

Wear this t shirt and see what they say?

 

 

The global version of maxwell's equations is an interesting choice. Yes...I've been itching to discuss physics and here fez starts it.

 

Interesting

[Qnts2]

I attend a home fellowship, but these are located more by word of mouth. I also work along side ministries which do not work directly thru a church. For me, I have worked with a missionary group. There are usually soup kitchens, and other missions which work with the homeless.  

 

Often times, churches have groups which do things with and thru the local church during the week. I am assuming that your church has bible studies which only meet on week nights?

 

Or, maybe, you can ask your church about starting a bible study or other form of fellowship on weekdays. Maybe you could volunteer to run or lead the group? You are probably not the only person who needs something and this would serve those who are in the same situation as you are in. Maybe for retirees? Maybe prison outreach? Or working as a chaplain in a hospital?  If you are good at fixing things, there are possibly people in the church who could use some assistance, which is a great time to fellowship and minister.

 

Talk to your pastor to see if there are needs in the church you can help with, or other opportunities?