I moved around a lot as a young adult so by default I left churches frequently, but I definitely left evangelicalism and orthodox Christianity in general (meaning, don’t make me agree to doctrinal statements to be part of a church, please!). But I went and married a fellow seminarian who’s a pastor, so I haven’t left church life altogether, for sure. Sometimes I come to his church, sometimes I go to the most liberal church I could find in our small town we moved to for his pastor job. I’m an unconventional pastor’s spouse, lol. So it’s a funny “dance” I suppose I’m doing with the church and Christianity!
I love your poem. Thank you for sharing it. You describe some experiences I can relate to quite a lot.
My partner and I left the church I grew up in, that we married in, almost 9 years ago now, and at the time it was a “we have to get out of here NOW” decision that I don’t regret one bit. I thought for years we’d find another church-did for a while-but my deep distrust of institutionalized religion coupled with our family’s sensory needs mean we have no interest in finding one for the foreseeable future.
It’s nice to hear once in a while about others finding a church where they can thrive. It reminds me not to over generalize about individual churches.
I moved around a lot as a young adult so by default I left churches frequently, but I definitely left evangelicalism and orthodox Christianity in general (meaning, don’t make me agree to doctrinal statements to be part of a church, please!). But I went and married a fellow seminarian who’s a pastor, so I haven’t left church life altogether, for sure. Sometimes I come to his church, sometimes I go to the most liberal church I could find in our small town we moved to for his pastor job. I’m an unconventional pastor’s spouse, lol. So it’s a funny “dance” I suppose I’m doing with the church and Christianity!
I love your poem. Thank you for sharing it. You describe some experiences I can relate to quite a lot.
My partner and I left the church I grew up in, that we married in, almost 9 years ago now, and at the time it was a “we have to get out of here NOW” decision that I don’t regret one bit. I thought for years we’d find another church-did for a while-but my deep distrust of institutionalized religion coupled with our family’s sensory needs mean we have no interest in finding one for the foreseeable future.
It’s nice to hear once in a while about others finding a church where they can thrive. It reminds me not to over generalize about individual churches.