i go to church religiously fom many reasons but most of all because i am in school to become a pastor and right now i am ministry for classes so i do not have a choice.
i feel it is imperative to go to church but if you are sitting there and dreaming of hunting rather than worshipping then what is the point of being there?
personally i do not see anything wrong with skipping church on sunday morning for a 'season' if you are willing to set aside time and get involved in different ways. ex. small groups, wed or sunday night services. you get the idea.
i know for a fact that when i am pastoring a church and the rut is in full swing my messages are going to be affected by the dance of rutting giants roaming pass my perch in a tree. if you get what i am saying. were good thread and some serious theology here.