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News emanating from the US that some mega churches have decided not to hold worship services on Christmas Day this year (which falls on a Sunday). Although there is nothing sacrosanct about worship services on Christmas Day, this seems to be a strange decision. One of the reasons given by Willow Creek (one of the mega-churches going down this path) is that they wanted to give their volunteers time with family on Christmas Day. Yet the mandate as seeker-sensitive suggests that the first determinant of decision-making be the seeker rather than the church member. In Australia Christmas is one of those occasions when non-church people make a special effort to attend... which, if the trend were to translate in the US, would make the decision even more perplexing.
Our church does not hold services on Christmas Day, instead hosting an open lunch of sorts. It's not the decision not to have a Christmas service per se, but one which cancels it because it falls on a Sunday. Seems strange thinking to me... any thoughts?
Posted by gary at December 14, 2005 10:55 AM
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