How much change?

***Disclaimer this is not true for all churches just some

Why does it seem like when I look at the crowd on Sunday Mornings they seem bored to death. Some asleep mentally or physically. Do we ever look at our services and say to each other, "this isn't working?" Are some churches in trouble cause the church services are non-effective? Is church in its current form as effective? Are people happy with services they way they are even though they suck? If done excellent can you change your services into the most awesome experience?

What do we do in a church service:

Scripture reading
Pray
Worship
Preaching
Invitation
Communion
Offering
Announcements

I dont see anything that needs to change with that.

I lead a youth service on Sunday morning and when I look at it sometimes I feel like it is not effective in its current state. I have free reign to do whatever and I think some changes need to be made to get out of the "church zone" I have a lot of questions and few answeres

One thing I miss

I MISS MY HAIR!!! If you know anything about my family you know we are of the balding persuasion. Fortunately I don't have the problem justtttttttttt yet, but soon. I used to grow my hear out till I couldn't stand it anymore then whack it off to 1/8."

Well I grew my hair out for nearly 3 months and it was crazy. The curls came out and I could make an afro poof. Instead of playing with my chin hair I was pulling and twisting my curls. Now that I took them all off I miss them.

Thats it

Getting older

Saturday was a great day for me. I did something I have not done in a loooong time. I put on my Razor Rollerblades and headed for the nearest skate park in Canton, OH. It had been 5-6 years since I had been on them for that reason and I was nervous. Nervous because I used to be good but remembered the pain I went through to get there. Could my body still handle the pain and bounce back like I used to? Would I have the gonads to drop in the 15' vert ramp anymore? Could I still hit a grind?

I figured something out I wasn't any worse Saturday than I was the many years ago. It took 2 hard falls and 4 hours for my body to say, "thats it" I was cramped up and got whiplash. It was worth it, I had a hard time getting the gonads but eventually I did it. The only thing that held me back was fear. The same fear that haunted me many years ago and the same fear that haunts everyone when they put their body on the line for something new. What a great feeling, I miss it.

I don't quite bounce like I used to but I think I did pretty good. I got some sweet airtime, good grinds, and tried some new things. Success in my book. I dont think I will be as good as I used to be I lost that edge I used to have. At least I know im not too old to take some abuse and not too scared to find out.