How should I convince my wife to try a Lutheran church with me?
Hey everyone! Very personal question, but recently I have been struggling a lot with the church that I go to. It is a medium-large southern baptist church, and I’d say for the most part I’ve enjoyed being here. Recently, both me and my wife have left Sunday service feeling unfulfilled. I grew up “old school” southern baptist in a more traditional and structured church, but that’s a hard thing to find nowadays. I’ve done a lot of digging into Lutheran theology, and I find that I agree with everything. I’ve always had a few disagreements with the SBC my entire life on a few key issues, and I feel like Lutheran theology affirms what I have always believed to be true. I have never been to a Lutheran service, and I really want to try going.
The Issue is that my wife grew up in a Pentecostal church. While I can say without a doubt that she is saved and has a fiery passion for God, she has a my way or the highway stance. She really doesn’t like trying anything that isn’t contemporary singing and dancing, and she has been taught that Catholics are the root of all evil. Because of this, she really dislikes anything that “feels too Catholic”, and I’m worried that she would be terrified in a Lutheran church 😂.
Is this something that any of y’all have dealt with? If so do you have any advice, or am I just cooked?