How does your Church serve you? Finding the right Church is all about making sure your Church feeds you, and meets yours and your families needs right?
Or is that right? Lately my family and I have been seeking a Church to attend. So, we’ve been wrestling with the question, “what are we looking for in a Church?”
It seems human nature inclines towards looking for what will meet our needs, rather than how we can meet the needs of others. I am supremely guilty of this… even last week, we visited a Church and the first thing I did was complain about how no one greeted us. Now on one hand, I do think a Church has a responsibility to greet new-comers, and make them feel welcome, but on the other hand maybe I should go introduce myself, and be pro-active about becoming a part of a Church.
I’m trying to get out of the mentality, that Church is about meeting my needs, and going somewhere to ‘get fed’. Church should be more about community, and serving one another. Christian culture can easily become dependent on Churches that ‘feed the sheep’, and the sheep never learn to feed themselves… Time to grow up!
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4 comments
Sean Sabourin says:
May 10, 2010
Daniel,
One of the thoughts I have always had about looking for a church is not what I can get out of or from a church but how can I or my family enhance, better, strengthen or give back to a church. Church is about building community. Unity is not found in conformity but rather diversity. What gifts, talents, strengths can you offer your church?
Sean Sabourin says:
May 9, 2010
Daniel,
One of the thoughts I have always had about looking for a church is not what I can get out of or from a church but how can I or my family enhance, better, strengthen or give back to a church. Church is about building community. Unity is not found in conformity but rather diversity. What gifts, talents, strengths can you offer your church?
Daniel Snyder says:
May 10, 2010
Absolutely! I hope that I did make that point. I started rather sarcastically, and wondered if the “self-centered” sounding post title might scare people away. I’m all on board for building community.
Daniel Snyder says:
May 9, 2010
Absolutely! I hope that I did make that point. I started rather sarcastically, and wondered if the “self-centered” sounding post title might scare people away. I’m all on board for building community.