Pros:
- Good preaching of the Bible. (5 stars)
- Two associate / assistant ministers are great in modeling what they preach. (5 stars)
- These same two associate / assistant ministers also engage very well in conversation with everyone in deep meaningful conversations. (5 stars)
- These same two associate / assistant ministers also model humility / humbleness very well. (5 stars)
- Worship service is traditional and simple. Just a piano and occasionally a violin or other string instruments. (5 stars)
- All the ministers wear suits. There is something to be said about ministers who dress in professional suits vs. those who dress down in jeans and t-shirts. (5 stars)
- All the ministers greet members and visitors after the service. For some reasons, this practice seems to be rarity. (5 stars)
Cons:
- Two services. I'm not a fan of churches that have multi-services or multi-campuses. But it is not a deal breaker either if other things outweigh this one problem. (2 stars)
- The other two ministers (main minister and another associate / assistant minister) are much to be desired. They don't seem to enjoy engaging with the people beyond superficial talk of sports, weather, kids, etc. Nothing deeper to get to know people. (1 star)
- In terms of preaching and life alignment, these same two ministers come across more as "do as I preach, not as I do or model." (1 star)
- These same two ministers seem to only want to talk about the Bible in a formal classroom setting. Even to engage in Bible conversation for life application, they disengage and have no interest. (1 star)
- The main minister especially appears aloof and has no interest in deeper conversations of getting to know their church members deeper. (1 star)
- One associate / assistant minister's interpersonal / social skills are severely lacking. How in the world he got ordained is beyond me. (1 star)
- One lay elder thinks it is the layperson's responsibility to model humility to the ministers rather than the ministers' responsibility to model humility to the layperson. (1 star)
- They do not receive well feedback to improve. They see feedback as an indictment against the leadership. (1 star)
Overall:
Mathematically, the stars, if weighted evenly, would average out at 3 stars. However, I am weighing the Cons heavier because:
- the main minister being one of the people who can learn and improve from the other two associate / assistant ministers on good people engagement and interaction.
- and for ministers to be lacking in humility but instead are full of arrogance and pride is nauseating.
Giving this church a 1 star.
I don't review churches ever in such a public platform like this or anywhere. But I am giving Christ Church Katy an exception to this because of the sheer hubris and arrogance demonstrated by two ministers, one of whom being the main minister. read more