10 Ten Reasons NOT to Join a Church

This list is taken from Pastor Justin Buzzard at the opening meeting for the new Garden City Church plant.

The top ten reasons why people should NOT join our church:

If you’re looking for the next cool thing in town (we want to grow by conversion growth, not church-goer transfer growth).
If you’re a Christian and you don’t like your current church (not including core doctrinal issues) (you will find reasons to not like this church).
If you have a bad track record at churches of being unteachable and causing problems (you won’t change here, you’ll repeat the problems).
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).
If you want religion (this church will be built on the radical gospel of grace).
If you have an agenda (we have our vision, our mission, and our values – your private agenda does not supercede them).
If you’re a wolf (we’ll sniff you out).
If you think this will be a nice little church that stays the same size, where everybody knows your name and you have my cell number on speed dial and we have a picnic lunch together every week (by God’s grace, we want to grow).
If you think this will be easy and smooth (this will be hard and difficult; this will be a fight, a battle, and a challenging mission).
If you want to hold onto your comfortable life (you must lose your life).

Pastor Chris.

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