So FI and I live about an hour and a half away from where we grew up. Between hunting and other stuff, we are RARELY in town, so our search for a church here has been very slow. He was out of town this weekend but I checked out a new one, but it also sucked. Drumset. Need I say more? I mean come on. How do people find that appropriate in a church service? I can slightly get on board with it for the opening and closing songs. But NOT through everything else, Alleluias included.
It's frustratin because of all the churches we have looked at either we love the church and the priest isn't the best, or we love the priest but the church isn't the best. There are still 5 more we haven't checked out within reasonable range, so hopefully we will find one soon.
But it got us thinking.. in the end, what is more important? A good church or a good priest? Is it more important to have a spiritual, guiding priest in a church that doesn't feel as conservative? Or is it better to be in a church that follows more what you feel like church is, even if the priest talks too fast or doesn't feel like he's that excited to be there?