Bible Study - uptown or downtown?
September 15, 2007
So our Pub Crawl was a lot of fun. We had seven Transmissioners show up, but never more than four at any given time, which made for an interesting evening. In any case, there was quite a bit of discussion about whether we should have this Bible Study uptown or downtown.
Uptown has the advantage that many of us live in upper New York. It might lead to Transmission being redefined as a localized community - one that primarily draws its members from and does its mission work in Harlem and Washington Heights. We also have a nice place picked out - a locally owned Dominican restaurant called Floridita which has lots of space and a calm atmosphere. On the downside, it’s tremendously unwelcoming to the Transmissioners who live in Brooklyn as well as the Brooklyn residents who are thinking about joining our community.
Downtown has the advantage that it’s midway between Uptown and Brooklyn. We might gain a larger crowd if we were located more centrally. The downside is that downtown bars and clubs tend to be crowded and noisy - difficult for holding serious discussions. I also suspect that fewer of our uptown regulars would want to make the trek on a weeknight.
So what do you think? I want to hear your opinions! Brooklyners - would you come regularly if we had it downtown? Uptown guys - would you make the effort to come downtown?
2 Responses to “Bible Study - uptown or downtown?”
Personally, I would really like to play a part in the Transmission community but couldn’t make it uptown much more than once a month. Thus the advantage of having a downtown location would be nice because I would be able to play a part more often which I would really like. I liked what Jon had to say about how he would like to see a study develop and it’s really the first thing that has any sort of representation to what I am use to back in California. Consequently it would make me very very happy.
Secondly, it is more centralized to all of us, rather than a part/majority of the Transmission crowd. Also, it may draw a more diverse crowd by being downtown. Thirdly, there are even more locations and I am sure there is one that is quieter if that’s what you would like to find.
Finally, there is one other option. If you are meeting twice a month for the study then what about a once a month meeting uptown and another downtown?
By Renata on Sep 18, 2007
I think you make great points, and I like the idea of alternating locations - I just hope it doesn’t get too confusing. I brought it up at the last Transmission, and we’ve decided to go ahead and try it for a month, meeting uptown this week and downtown in two weeks. I hope you can make it!
By Isaac on Sep 24, 2007