I checked out two PCA churches in my area recently and both senior pastors seem to live a lavish lifestyle. Is this the norm for Presbyterians? The one senior pastor leads a church in my town, which is a predominantly low income area, and lives a half an hour away in a much more affluent town. Is this normal?!
This will be a long post. Sorry in advanced...My main question is could an Anglican fit into a PCA church?
So my husband and I are currently members of an ACNA church that we have been attending for almost 2 years now. We have gone through a lot of churches over the years, mainly charismatic, but our last church was an ECO Presbyterian congregation. What led us to become Anglican was the study of church history, which initially caused an enormous amount of ecclesial anxiety in my husband. This search for the "true church" led us on a 2 month long inquiry into Eastern Orthodoxy.
It was a very dark time for me because I was firmly Protestant after studying some of the earliest church fathers. My husband and I weren't on the same page for a little while. But we ultimately decided to go back to our Anglican church a few months ago after my husband realized the EO was trying to sell him a lie. Now my husband is feeling disconnected at our church and wants to try going somewhere else occasionally.
Our congregation is small and aging. We are only one of 2 families with children and there are no ministries for men or youth. All of the ACNA churches in our diocese are aging except a few large congregations in the city, which we have no desire to go to for several reasons. But now I have gotten so used to a more reverent, liturgical style of worship that I can not see myself going back to a non-denominational setting. I also have a lot of theological convictions after studying church history and the church fathers. There are several PCAs in our area that seem to have fairly liturgical services and lots of Bible studies and youth programs. We were thinking of visiting sometimes and sending our kids to the youth group. Is this a good idea or would we have to become members at a PCA to really full participate?