Kathryn and I were the scout team this weekend to investigate the International Church in Barcelona. And something unusual happened (at least for me) - there were people from *6* different continents in attendance among the 40 or 50 worshipers. (I suppose the boat with the penguin contingent was delayed.)
And what does a church service look like with people from 6 different continents? . . . A lot like a contemporary American church service. There was a band with 3 guitars, 2 singers, a drummer, a keyboard player. They sang worship songs with a couple of them in Spanish. They prayed, gave announcements, and "passed the plate". There was a message, which was the weakest part of the service but the people were joyful and friendly.
And for a socially inept person like myself, there was a natural follow-up question after the initial "Hi, my name is Jim" introductions: where are you from? This invariably lead to interesting discussions.
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