Sunday, June 15, 2008

It's too hard to find a church.

A few months ago, my friend Billy told me he couldn't find a church in Nashville like the one he loved in Birmingham. He had googled, "Find a church" but the results didn't help.

Most church directory sites only offer info such as phone number, website, etc. The ones that list more usually charge churches money so you end up getting descriptions like "Our church is awesome. Come see its awesomeness." People that go there never get to tell you the inside story and say things like, "Our worship leader is great and is a huge metrosexual with a goatee. You will dig him." No one gets to be honest and say, "Come early, because traffic can suck." No one ever gets to answer the greatest question of all, "Can I wear jeans?"

Until now. This is a free site. I won't charge churches for advertising or allow fake descriptions. All you will find is real people telling you what they really feel about their church. And hopefully, that will make you really want to go.

If you go to a church you want to tell folks about, please click on the location from the list of posts on the right and add your comments. I will then create a page for your city. I honestly believe that the people that read Stuff Christians Like can write some beautiful, authentic church descriptions. If you are in an area where you can't find a church, post a comment that you need some help getting plugged in.

P.S. - This site is brand spankin' new and will grow as folks continue to add their churches. And eventually it will be shiny and fancy and have better design/organization etc. If I need to add your country, please let me know.

Australia

Featured Churches:
Brisbane
Springwood, NSW

Want to post your church? Just submit a comment with the following info:

Name of church
City
Website
What's the worship music like? (Contemporary, hymns, long, fast, loud etc?)
What's the speaking like? (Old school Bible, culturally relevant, by video etc?)
What's the childcare like?
What's your favorite thing?What would you change?
Can I wear jeans?

Brazil

Be the first to list your church. Simply post a comment with the following short info:

Name of church
City
Website
What's the worship music like? (Contemporary, hymns, long, fast, loud etc?)
What's the speaking like? (Old school Bible, culturally relevant, by video etc?)
What's the childcare like?
What's your favorite thing?
What would you change?
Can I wear jeans?

Canada

Be the first to list your church. Simply post a comment with the following short info:

Name of church
City
Website
What's the worship music like? (Contemporary, hymns, long, fast, loud etc?)
What's the speaking like? (Old school Bible, culturally relevant, by video etc?)
What's the childcare like?
What's your favorite thing?
What would you change?
Can I wear jeans?

Egypt

Be the first to list your church. Simply post a comment with the following short info:

Name of church
City
Website
What's the worship music like? (Contemporary, hymns, long, fast, loud etc?)
What's the speaking like? (Old school Bible, culturally relevant, by video etc?)
What's the childcare like?
What's your favorite thing?
What would you change?
Can I wear jeans?

Finland

Be the first to list your church. Simply post a comment with the following short info:

Name of church
City
Website
What's the worship music like? (Contemporary, hymns, long, fast, loud etc?)
What's the speaking like? (Old school Bible, culturally relevant, by video etc?)
What's the childcare like?
What's your favorite thing?
What would you change?
Can I wear jeans?

France

Be the first to list your church. Simply post a comment with the following short info:

Name of church
City
Website
What's the worship music like? (Contemporary, hymns, long, fast, loud etc?)
What's the speaking like? (Old school Bible, culturally relevant, by video etc?)
What's the childcare like?
What's your favorite thing?
What would you change?
Can I wear jeans?