{"id":19025,"date":"2013-11-11T08:38:00","date_gmt":"2013-11-11T13:38:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/religionprof\/?p=19025"},"modified":"2013-11-11T08:38:00","modified_gmt":"2013-11-11T13:38:00","slug":"favorite-part-of-church","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/religionprof\/2013\/11\/favorite-part-of-church.html","title":{"rendered":"Favorite Part of Church?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

Jeremy Myers shared<\/a> this drawing a child made on a bulletin, which asked them to draw their favorite part of the mass:<\/p>\n

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I consider it a real privilege to attend a church, Crooked Creek Baptist Church, where the only reason I am glad it is over is because by that point I am starting to get seriously hungry and am ready for some lunch. But I love teaching Sunday school, and being part of the music team, and consider both to be not merely enjoyable, nor even just an opportunity to serve and share with others, but to be a rewarding opportunity for me to grow personally.<\/p>\n

If you are looking for a Christian community in the Indianapolis area, I extend an invitation. If you are elsewhere or part of a different tradition, you would still obviously be welcome. But if you don\u2019t come to join us, I hope you find a rewarding community to be a part of!<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Jeremy Myers shared this drawing a child made on a bulletin, which asked them to draw their favorite part of the mass: I consider it a real privilege to attend a church, Crooked Creek Baptist Church, where the only reason I am glad it is over is because by that point I am starting to […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":136,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[131],"tags":[1003,1880,2311,3376,3686,7098],"class_list":["post-19025","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-christianity-religion","tag-baptist","tag-church","tag-crooked-creek-baptist-church","tag-favorite","tag-funny","tag-mass"],"yoast_head":"\nFavorite Part of Church?<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Jeremy Myers shared this drawing a child made on a bulletin, which asked them to draw their favorite part of the mass: I consider it a real privilege to\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/religionprof\/2013\/11\/favorite-part-of-church.html\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Favorite Part of Church?\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Jeremy Myers shared this drawing a child made on a bulletin, which asked them to draw their favorite part of the mass: I consider it a real privilege to\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/religionprof\/2013\/11\/favorite-part-of-church.html\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Religion Prof: The Blog of James F. 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