Response To Monk Michael’s #1 (Tyler)

1. Should college kids have Sunday school that early knowing their crazy lives?
   
   1. I'm a firm believer in the fact that I don't think church needs to be on Sunday mornings. Mostly, people go on Sunday mornings because that is just what we have always done. I don't know if that is the best way of doing things. I don't think there is anything wrong with meeting at a later time. This is where I think College Wesleyan's College Ministry (747) has really hit the nail on the head. They have a church service at night for college students. They know that most college students aren't attentive or even awake at the early times of Sunday School and worship. So they provide an alternative. They have church at night?! Heresy! No….not heresy….intelligent. Students are more attentive, participatory, and awake. They can sleep in on a Sunday morning and still go to church! And God still works in them! Amazing!
      
2. What is actually the true problem? Is there even one?
   
   1. I guess if we really wanted to point out a true problem in this whole situation, we could say it is lack of responsibility on the part of college students. We do stay up too late. We don't get enough sleep. We overwork ourselves and tend to just be lazy on the weekends. But, I don't think that is something we can fix. It really is just a part of college life. So I think the problem switches to the flexibility of the church. As I talked about above, the church seems pretty stuck in their ways when it comes to scheduling. Instead of yelling at college students to get more sleep, we should be yelling at the churches to be more flexible with those students who don't get enough sleep. By providing alternatives, everyone wins. More students show up, and the church gets more participation. It's win/win + SLEEP!