What does your church do to draw closer to God as a family on Wednesday nights? I grew up in Baptist churches, and for as long as I can remember, Wednesday nights have gone something like this:
- Maybe a dinner for those who can get to church early enough
- A kids program, like AWANA (or going way back, RA's or GA's)
- Adult Bible studies or a prayer meeting
- Youth group activities.
I am not criticizing the wonderful work done through programs like these. Praise God for corporate prayer and focused Bible studies. Praise God for good children's and youth programs in which children and youth are helped to understand that God loves them from the Bible. AND, for us at Redemption Church, we came to realize that the programs were dividing us a little too much.