If you meet monthly, what do I do with the rest of my month?
Christendom is built on a weekly gathering model.
It’s not, of course, the only way. Monasteries meet daily, while the
Old Testament festival pattern suggests three times a year. (Deuteronomy
16:15-16: “For seven days celebrate … Three times a year you must
appear.”)
So on Sunday we visited a monthly all-age evening church service. And
really, really enjoyed it – the friendly welcome, the diversity of
cultures and ages, the oh so natural laughter and engagement. But, like
many all-age events, and like much of the early alt.worship movement,
they meet monthly.
