The Challenge Of "Fitting In" At Church

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Earlier tonight my friend Dee and I were talking about Gospel music. She was telling me how she loves being a part of a church community, and I mentioned how at this point in my spiritual journey, I'd rather speak with God on my own, but am always open to spiritual resources (music, writing, etc...) as God sees fit to reveal them to me. So far God has not disappointed me in what I have found. I am in a rather odd position where I prefer the music of the more conservative churches, but my religious beliefs are extemely liberal. If I could find a church with "Church Of Christ" or "Baptist" singing, bu a Liberal Presbyterian Preacher, I'd have everything I ever wanted!!!! The Church of Christ, along with other similar churches has a tradition which I love, and that is the tradition of the congregational singing. The video below is a perfect example. There is no sermon, there are no readings, just singing praise to God, with a service at a different time of day. Where I am in my spiritual journey, it would be ideal if I could find a church in my area that does exactly this, and I could leave the "preaching" for whatever God desires to lay in front of me. I'm not against good preaching. I've heard lots of it. What I am against are the humans who feel the need to give me unsolicited advice in my journey. In my family we have two denominations (Presbyerian and Mennonite) and in my husband's family two more (Mormon, and Baptist). Regardless of what people think Mormons are Christians, but that's a whole different discussion, but I digress. From finding a husband to finding Jesus, I've learned that I will find what I'm looking for if I simply relax, and not push too hard. I found the afore mentioned husband completely by accident, and we've been married for 10 happy years. As for Jesus, I always knew where he was, but I was recently able to find my own unique path to Him without help from a specific community. That being said, please enjoy this video. While their singing is strictly a capella, I am NOT averse to musical instruments. I play piano by ear, and have perfect pitch. I prefer accoustic instruments. Electronic ones hurt my head.