How Do I Go About Finding A Good Church?

Unfortunately, the only exposure many of us have had to a church is seeing someone on TV (who also happened to be a little strange). Others might make a plunge and go to a church because someone invited them. However, we can still have one or more of the following reactions:

• "What they had to say had nothing to do with the real world."
• "They used weird talk, lots of words I never heard before."
• "They didn't really use the Bible, and I didn't learn anything new."
• "They seemed more interested in my money than anything else."
• "The music was pretty bad."
• "They asked the new folks to stand up and introduce themselves."
• "Frankly, the people I met there seemed a little odd. They also seemed to have their own personal opinion of everything."

The obvious result: few new people return for more.

Actually, church should be:

• Practical and relevant to today's world.
• Use normal language.
• Follow the Bible, using it as their only source of God's truth, and their final authority.
• Let the visitors know that they are not expected to give any money.
• Have good music.
• Allow people to visit the church without putting them "under a spotlight" or have them do something they would not normally do in public.
• Teach the truth, not existentialism.