Psychology of Seating in Church vs. Concert

So last year while I was unemployed I started going to church. It was a very long time since I attended services, and I needed a change in my life. Actually I think the same time I started going to church is when I stopped updating this blog.

I have attended many concerts over the years. Last year I saw U2 in Dublin (church pic from the church I attended in Dublin) and Pearl Jam (concert pic is from the last show ever) at the last event ever in the Spectrum in Philadelphia. It’s amazing how people will spend lots of money and spends lots of time waiting for a great seat at a concert. The best seats at a concert are up front in the center. Now if you ever go to church, you see the opposite. I think that’s just wrong. People usually sit scattered to the sides and back of the church rather than to the front and center.
I recently saw the movie “Keeping the Faith” on TV last month. I haven’t seen it in awhile and it’s a good flick. This film is Edward Norton’s directorial debut. He plays a priest and Ben Stiller plays a rabbi. They both bring large audiences to their places of worship in the movie. It would be nice if people at my church sat in the front and in the middle like in the film. It doesn’t cost any money to attend (a charitable donation is recommended) and you don’t have to wait hours without going to the bathroom to sit up front and in the center.