We often encourage our people that God makes bricks with a building in mind, or as Peter said, “You also like living stones are being built into a spiritual house (1 Peter 2:5).” (See Why this blog is called “A Brick in the Valley”)
Still – – that doesn’t mean everyone should be a “brick” in this spiritual building. Today Justin Buzzard shared ten reasons he gave to not join their church plant. Even though these reasons are regarding a brand new local church, they could also apply to our 153 year old church.
Justin Buzzard:
1. If you’re looking for the next cool thing in town (We want to grow by conversion growth, not church-goer transfer growth).
2. If you’re a Christian and you don’t like your current church (You will find reasons to not like this church).
3. If you have a bad track record at churches of being unteachable and causing problems (You won’t change here, you’ll repeat the pattern).
4. If you’re a consumer wanting to “go to church” 1x a week for a nice show (We are not a Sunday show, we are a community of disciples on a mission).
Read the rest here.
