This question was asked not only through the blog, but even more recently in my church by those who visit it. It’s a common scenario. You’re moving to a new area, you’ve settled into your new home and your new job, the kids have adapted to school. Moving to a local church often becomes a longer and more complex task. After seeing all the churches you want to visit, here are 4 questions to ask yourself while specifying the evaluation to make a decision.
That’s the first question to ask. Not only if they are faithful to the Word of God, but if it is a church where preaching and teaching are such that my soul and the souls of my family members will be nourished by the way the Word of God is taught and preached. other words: Do the books of the Bible preach explicitly as the regular and constant regime of the congregation?That doesn’t automatically answer that question, but I think it’s an excellent starting point and an evaluation point.
- Does this church have true pastors / elders who consider the spiritual care and supervision of the soul of the members as their main task? In other words.
- Just because they have powerful.
- Biblical preaching does not mean that their individual souls will be treated regularly.
- Ask the shepherds.
- Ask other members of the church.
- It won’t take much research to find out if this is a priority for church leaders.
To find out, it will take a little commitment to a church for a while to build relationships, participate in fraternity events with the church, and meet with pastors and leaders; however, you must have realistic expectations as long as you are not already a member. , so don’t expect to be treated as such.
This will help you know where the gifts are and what the church needs, but there are often several needs you can meet simply through your presence and commitment. limited observations. Try to see which departments exist and where you and your family are seen coming in.
It will be different for everyone, depending on the choice of churches and the efforts you make, but you will be able to know the answers to those questions in a few months by participating in a church, if you participate in the process. You can answer all these 4 questions in the affirmative, you’ve probably found your next church. If you are there, I encourage you not to delay, but to apply for membership.
Finally, there is an essential element that must exist in this process, this is the key to having the necessary zeal in this quest, that is, a constant feeling of discomfort that must exist in you, knowing that you and your family are not in communion. alliance with a local church and are not under the authority of sub-managers who care for their souls. The freedom and lack of responsibility that many feel in the search for a new church can cause sinful complacency. Never feel comfortable being a sheep of God who has strayed from the communion of the flock and the responsibility of the shepherds to take care of you, even if this path at this time seems happy and exciting to you.