LadyFlynt
Puritan Board Doctor
I don't think we will ever reach the 99.999999% of the population, simply because they a) don't want to be reached b) will always find SOMETHING to complain about.
I have no problem with a place for parents to go with children. I just have a problem with parents dropping off children (that most times want to be with mom and dad). I strongly believe that worship is for everyone. That the attitude of "that kid shouldn't be in here" is detrimental to families and families attending as well. Instead we should be encouraging families that grew up as latch key kids to become stronger. Worshipping together is one way of doing that.
There is also a growing percentage of families that WANT a church where the children are welcome in service and not made to feel like outcasts because they (the children) aren't running with the "youth group" etc. Some of these families are treated ill and strange.
I have no problem with a place for parents to go with children. I just have a problem with parents dropping off children (that most times want to be with mom and dad). I strongly believe that worship is for everyone. That the attitude of "that kid shouldn't be in here" is detrimental to families and families attending as well. Instead we should be encouraging families that grew up as latch key kids to become stronger. Worshipping together is one way of doing that.
There is also a growing percentage of families that WANT a church where the children are welcome in service and not made to feel like outcasts because they (the children) aren't running with the "youth group" etc. Some of these families are treated ill and strange.