Well, I play with my fingers. I have basic strum patterns down pretty good, But I am just not getting that "Gospel/Traditional sound"...Plus, I am branching into playing all barre chords vs open chords to get more crisp sound with my rhythm...I'm founding with the barre chords your right hand is soooo critical and I just don't know what rhythm patterns to practice to get that right sound.
My church does a lot of traditional type songs: Jesus on the Mainline, I'm a soldier in the army of the Lord, God is Good God, Bless the Lord, Come to Jesus, Victory is Mine, Let it be real, etc...
The slower songs are a bit easier but in terms of not just doing down strums or d u strums for fast songs, my playing is lacking that Gospel/Traditional personality.