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ORIGINAL: Bassinger24

i'm sorry for the miss-impression i gave early about "attention getter". I don't want the attention focused on me at all. I want to look professional and sound professional so Christ is portrayed. When I was 9-13 years old and was watching these groups sing..it was easier for me to "pay" attention better with someone who looked very classy. That is also one of the reasons that Dr. Jerry Vines and Dr. Junior Hill are some of my favorite preachers. They are very classy but deliver the message with a certain edge.That is exactly what I want to do. It's not my singing but His message that I am delivering. As I said before, it is a personnal conviction of mine. I am NOT throwing judgement on others because they wear casual wear. As a matter of fact...you can find us on you tube singing outside in casual wear as well. Let me say this...when i sing in a suit I due tend to feel more effective. I guess its because I feel more like I am at church and not just singing at a concert or a fair or something..sound weird? lol

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ORIGINAL: hoppersfan

I understand what you're saying bassinger. I am a (kindergarten) teacher, and I tend to feel more professional/effective when I am dressed up. It's not that I don't do my job well in blue jeans, but I just feel more professional dressed up. I get it!!

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ORIGINAL: L5FanLady

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ORIGINAL: preacherman2210

I would like to give my take on the way groups dress. I am a pastor, and we dress casual. I was raised to wear a suit and tie to church, no matter what. However, I have noticed in my many years, that the days of men wearing suits to church, is ALMOST a thing of the past. These days, MOST men don't even own a suit. So, we decided to "go casual". The worship team, band, and anyone in leadership, still dresses nice, but NO SUITS. I invited a southern gospel group recently to sing for the morning service, and told them they didn't have to wear suits and ties. They wore them anyway. They looked like funeral home directors. I did not wear a suit, and I am the pastor. The group just looked out of place.
Yes, I believe you should look your best. However, sometimes suits and ties can make some unapproachable.

Groups- Look at the way the pastor and staff dresses, and dress approapriate.

The "MOST MEN" you talk about are not the "MOST MEN" that I know. I know ALOT of guys that own a suit and tie, and they look, oh let me see, how do I want to say this.......PROFESSIONAL.

EDIT: let me explain further my position. I don't think casual is wrong or that you MUST always wear a suit and tie, but I think that the church is in a spiraling downward path of giving up things that are good. To me, this is just one more thing of many. First the KJV to, no, not one other version but MANY versions, meeting less often, getting more wordly (in all ways--this includes dress), in faith, etc. Someone said the church is at any time only 10 years behind the world, so as the world degresses, so the church follows only 10 years behind. Does this makes sense?

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I would like to give my take on the way groups dress. I am a pastor, and we dress casual. I was raised to wear a suit and tie to church, no matter what. However, I have noticed in my many years, that the days of men wearing suits to church, is ALMOST a thing of the past. These days, MOST men don't even own a suit. So, we decided to "go casual". The worship team, band, and anyone in leadership, still dresses nice, but NO SUITS. I invited a southern gospel group recently to sing for the morning service, and told them they didn't have to wear suits and ties. They wore them anyway. They looked like funeral home directors. I did not wear a suit, and I am the pastor. The group just looked out of place.
Yes, I believe you should look your best. However, sometimes suits and ties can make some unapproachable.

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ORIGINAL: 1970rodney

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ORIGINAL: L5FanLady

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ORIGINAL: preacherman2210

I would like to give my take on the way groups dress. I am a pastor, and we dress casual. I was raised to wear a suit and tie to church, no matter what. However, I have noticed in my many years, that the days of men wearing suits to church, is ALMOST a thing of the past. These days, MOST men don't even own a suit. So, we decided to "go casual". The worship team, band, and anyone in leadership, still dresses nice, but NO SUITS. I invited a southern gospel group recently to sing for the morning service, and told them they didn't have to wear suits and ties. They wore them anyway. They looked like funeral home directors. I did not wear a suit, and I am the pastor. The group just looked out of place.
Yes, I believe you should look your best. However, sometimes suits and ties can make some unapproachable.

Groups- Look at the way the pastor and staff dresses, and dress approapriate.

The "MOST MEN" you talk about are not the "MOST MEN" that I know. I know ALOT of guys that own a suit and tie, and they look, oh let me see, how do I want to say this.......PROFESSIONAL.

EDIT: let me explain further my position. I don't think casual is wrong or that you MUST always wear a suit and tie, but I think that the church is in a spiraling downward path of giving up things that are good. To me, this is just one more thing of many. First the KJV to, no, not one other version but MANY versions, meeting less often, getting more wordly (in all ways--this includes dress), in faith, etc. Someone said the church is at any time only 10 years behind the world, so as the world degresses, so the church follows only 10 years behind. Does this makes sense?

Please don't take this wrong but I don't know how you equate dressing in a modest and casual way to giving in to many loose translations of the beloved KJV bible.

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ORIGINAL: Kerrlaw1

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ORIGINAL: hoppersfan

I understand what you're saying bassinger. I am a (kindergarten) teacher, and I tend to feel more professional/effective when I am dressed up. It's not that I don't do my job well in blue jeans, but I just feel more professional dressed up. I get it!!

Mrs. Kerrlaw taught Kindergarten and/or Transition (pre-first) for 14 years and has taught Second Grade for ten years. Before that she had her own pre-school for several years.

I admire you if you can dress up and keep clean teaching Kindergarten. Mrs. K comes home with hand prints, glue, paint, glitter, etc. all over her. Because of this she dresses casually to teach.

However, I believe that singers, teachers, and everybody else should dress in the way they feel most comfortable.

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Yes, it gets messy sometimes in kindergarten. And I don't always wear skirts and twill pants, but when I do I kind of feel more professional.

However, if you read my previous post in this thread, you will see that I am in favor of people dressing however they feel the most comfortable.

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ORIGINAL: Kerrlaw1

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Yes, it gets messy sometimes in kindergarten. And I don't always wear skirts and twill pants, but when I do I kind of feel more professional.

However, if you read my previous post in this thread, you will see that I am in favor of people dressing however they feel the most comfortable.

Mrs. K likes to dress up occasionally too.

I think you and I are in one accord on dress, Mandy.

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ORIGINAL: RogerBennett_Fan

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ORIGINAL: 1970rodney

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ORIGINAL: L5FanLady

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ORIGINAL: preacherman2210

I would like to give my take on the way groups dress. I am a pastor, and we dress casual. I was raised to wear a suit and tie to church, no matter what. However, I have noticed in my many years, that the days of men wearing suits to church, is ALMOST a thing of the past. These days, MOST men don't even own a suit. So, we decided to "go casual". The worship team, band, and anyone in leadership, still dresses nice, but NO SUITS. I invited a southern gospel group recently to sing for the morning service, and told them they didn't have to wear suits and ties. They wore them anyway. They looked like funeral home directors. I did not wear a suit, and I am the pastor. The group just looked out of place.
Yes, I believe you should look your best. However, sometimes suits and ties can make some unapproachable.

Groups- Look at the way the pastor and staff dresses, and dress approapriate.

The "MOST MEN" you talk about are not the "MOST MEN" that I know. I know ALOT of guys that own a suit and tie, and they look, oh let me see, how do I want to say this.......PROFESSIONAL.

EDIT: let me explain further my position. I don't think casual is wrong or that you MUST always wear a suit and tie, but I think that the church is in a spiraling downward path of giving up things that are good. To me, this is just one more thing of many. First the KJV to, no, not one other version but MANY versions, meeting less often, getting more wordly (in all ways--this includes dress), in faith, etc. Someone said the church is at any time only 10 years behind the world, so as the world degresses, so the church follows only 10 years behind. Does this makes sense?

Please don't take this wrong but I don't know how you equate dressing in a modest and casual way to giving in to many loose translations of the beloved KJV bible.

I think the key to understanding what Tina is saying is in the thought that the church is only ten years behind the world - it is degressing even though God hasn't changed His standards.

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ORIGINAL: 1970rodney

Hey from what I've seen on TV and elsewhere alot of churches are only 10 minutes behind the world. Wearing casual clothes,suits, or jeans isn't going to hurt it that much.

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ORIGINAL: L5FanLady

I love to dress casual when it's time to dress casual. I like to dress up when I'm out singing for the Lord. I represent Him as an ambassador, and I ain't never seen an ambassador come to to summit in jeans and a tee! Save that for the evenings hanging out with family and friends! When I serve the Lord, I want to put on my "uniform." I do, however, seem to fair not so good in the dress up department. Fat girls have trouble looking pretty at any time.

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ORIGINAL: L5FanLady

I love to dress casual when it's time to dress casual. I like to dress up when I'm out singing for the Lord. I represent Him as an ambassador, and I ain't never seen an ambassador come to to summit in jeans and a tee! Save that for the evenings hanging out with family and friends! When I serve the Lord, I want to put on my "uniform." I do, however, seem to fair not so good in the dress up department. Fat girls have trouble looking pretty at any time.

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ORIGINAL: Qtman

My business attire now is a suit. However in the past I had to be careful. Business attire was a uniform complete with badge, Sam Brown and weapon. I bet that would raise an eyebrow or two.

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6ft 4 inch fat boys have a hard time finding nice clothes to!

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ORIGINAL: GospelProducer

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ORIGINAL: Qtman

My business attire now is a suit. However in the past I had to be careful. Business attire was a uniform complete with badge, Sam Brown and weapon. I bet that would raise an eyebrow or two.

Are you in the same field of work just moved up a notch now?

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ORIGINAL: tenorsister

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ORIGINAL: GVfan

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ORIGINAL: tenorsister

This is a new picture posted just tonight on The Kingsmen myspace page. Santa I think they might need to borrow the ties from your picture.LOL
http://viewmorepics.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=viewImage&friendID=118366945&albumID=1514168&imageID=23892780

Note: You have to be logged into MySpace to see it!

Sorry. Try this one, I am logged out of myspace and can view it.
http://a852.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/40/m_349415dabf6cf2d29d62d9925d02e65b.jpg