Currently we see some odd combinations of living in the name of Christ-likeness. Depending on how recent trends are interpreted, the flower children and peace-niks of the late sixties and seventies gave way to narcissism and introversion of the eighties, with continued emphasis on physical appearance and youth. Piety refers to the climate in which we relate to God and to each other. Probably it has most to do with the deeply held concepts of God that we have formed. It is my contention that an ideal evangelical church will have a blending of all three, without getting stuck in any one category.
Time refers to the various chronological cycles in which a church worships.
These can be thought of as daily, weekly, yearly, and lifetime. Highly scheduled people will respond differently from more casual approaches to time management. In a lifetime cycle certain churches expect their members to do certain things at certain times of their lives in certain ways. Sacraments and sacramental-type events, baptism, joining the church, weddings, passages, and even funerals are observed in widely differing ways, even in the same denomination, in different areas of the country, and in different cultural pockets. Each church has a yearly cycle, whether or not such has been officially recognized by pastor or people.