How To Make Sure Your Next Church Is Your Best Church

How To Make Sure Your Next Church Is Your Best Church

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A lot of people really want to find a good church, but it is something that many people have a hard time actually accomplishing. Between all the things you have to do when you are a first time visitor and the discomfort with being a stranger, it's hard to muster the courage to search consistently for your new church home. By the time this article ends, the reader will know the main issues that have prevented them from finding a good church. They will also know how to spot potential problems and avoid them and learn to live a good Christian life and read and understand the Bible with accuracy.

When considering joining a new church, the main issues that people have are these: people don't want to be hurt at the new church like they were at the last church; people do not want to have church leadership that is weak or dishonest. People want pastors and their leadership team to act like the leaders they claim they are; people are tired of seeing sin permitted for some and not for others; people are tired of not being taught the Bible. If you go to church, the last thing you want to hear is the pastor's agenda. You want to hear the Word of God and learn to live well as a Christian!! There are many other reasons why people leave one church and then try other churches, but because of past hurt, it is usually difficult to settle down and make a decision quickly.

If a pastor has a sincere heart for God and for people, one of the first immediate changes he will need to make is to stop referring to the people as "his people." This is a critical error and sets leaders up for a quick fall or a long-term fall. No matter what happens, the pastor will eventually fall in some way because people do not belong to the pastor and such thinking is not laced with humility. The people belong to God. The end. With this new and correct mindset, the pastor should recognize immediately that all people want is a safe place to attend church, where they can learn the Bible, fellowship with other believers and get away from the strife they face in every day life. Yes, it is true that people are the ones in a church, and people are inherently messy emotionally and otherwise, but there can be structures in place to ensure that the casualties are few and far between. How, you may ask. One of the best ways to ensure that people do not get hurt very easily is to make sure that your church leaders are mature. Either they have been single for a long time and are not living a privately sinful life, or they are married for a while and are in a marriage that has stood the test of time and children or infertility and circumstance. You want to be surrounded by people with a solid track record of living in integrity, not those who mismanage money, participate in illicit sexual activity, gossip, and have huge egos, etc. Over time, people will find out if this is the kind of leadership at your church, and what you will see are people constantly joining and constantly leaving the church year after year after year. After ten years you will have lots of new faces but not much change otherwise. If you have only added 100 new members in 10 years to your roster, there is a problem.

The good news for both pastors and parishioners is that things can change. They can get better. People demand more out of their churches than they ever have, and this is a good thing. All that is left now is for the pastor to step up, face the truth, make changes - permanent changes - and watch the church grow. After all, Jesus did say that if He were lifted up, He would draw all men unto Him. If no one is joining, it is because Christ is not being lifted up. That is very simple! Face it! Adapt! Or continue dying. There are people looking for churches, and hopefully, your newly Godly church will be the one that is found.

About the Author:
Christi Johnson has given people the first real resource to find a new and better local church where callers can get insider information on their local churches and find someplace that fits them. Pastors and church leaders can also be consulted to learn how to better serve today's new, interney savvy church member. Find your new church here!



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