You can walk in the door of many different churches and get pretty much the same thing: greeted at the door, great sermon, powerful worship team, etc etc…
How does one decide which church to attend?
Is it the one that best meets your needs?
The one where you can grow the most?
The one where you can serve, grow and be a blessing?
All of that can happen in a lot of places.
But here is the thing…you can walk in the door of a lot of people’s homes and it will never be the same of walking in the door of your own home.
In your own home it isn’t about what best meets your needs…it is about loving and being loved. It is about belonging and commitments. It is about wanting better for them than you want for yourself.
Find that with other Christians and you have found the right “church”.
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Looking for love in all the right places appears to be vitally important. At 84 I have experienced many faces of the Lords’ body. Everything from “Howdy, how are you doing?” to being totally ignored and looked on with suspicion. Some withholding connection until they are assured we are on the “same” page. How sad. Nevertheless, I press on
Similar to Gordon, above, we have lived in the north, south, east and west. Been a recognized leader, in 3 congregations, at their request. One wanted to grow, executed plans accordingly, and grew considerably. One said they wanted to grow, but didn’t really want to grow, and didn’t. The third grew some because a few people were able to implement some growth to a limited degree. A fourth congregation’s leadership acted like a board of directors who made very little, if any, effort to get to know newcomers. Results reflected such.
Am thinking house churches where disciples make disciples is the answer.