Men's Sabbath Fellowship 福岡コミュのSo where to begin??!

Just my opinion..... :-)

Personally, I often feel that "Christian Culture" tends to be more geared toward women than men.

For example, in the traditional worship setting, there is ONE leader and everyone else just passively sits and listens. I'm not saying this is wrong, but just that it does not generally fit well with the male psyche. It may be an overgeneralization, but it could be said that men are meant to be assertive leaders rather than passive followers, and women are comfortable being followers of men who are in leadership positions.

This is related to some of the discussion last week at church. In coming from a Jewish perspective, the public religious setting is very much male dominated, and study is a very important part of Sabbath worship. However, the study atmosphere is NOT passive at all. Though there is a leader, there is MUCH participation, which includes differing opinions, views, interpretations of scripture, discussion, debate... It is not a setting where one person talks and everyone just listens and agress .....or sleeps! :-) Everyone prepares and everyone participates! But it is the MEN who are involved rather than the women, who are involved in more of a support role than active involvement. (The Jewish woman's role is supreme in the home, expecially as it relates to raising up godly children and making an enviroment where the Sabbath and other holidays can be observed properly.)

In thinking back to some of the discussion last Sabbath, we heard women say things similar to "but I am too tired to do more study in the afternoon..."

My response: Yes! This is an area for men to enter into- our bodies are different! As long as our bodies are still healthy, we have natural hormones that give us more energy to be active! As long as the study is stimulating, active, requiring an alert mind, give and take discussion, we can handle it- and the Jewish men spend ALL day on Sabbath doing this!!

However, if the study is one-way, requiring no active participation, just "listen-and-agree-with-what-I-teach" attitude, the majority of men will not be interested in attending, and while the women will naturally be attracted to following the "male leadership," they will become "sleepy."

Any comments???
Steve