I used to teach a bible study at a juvenile detention facility. The boys would frequently ask, "What church should I go to?"
It was a hard question to answer. I would tell them that almost any church would take one look at them and ship them off to youth group where they would have pizza and go bowling. They might well ask, "What has this to do with Jesus".
I would suggest that when they visited a church that they should look for anyone who was helping the elderly or otherwise concerned for others. If they could see anyone who clearly demonstrated the love and light of Christ, that it might be a good idea to approach that person and ask them to help teach you how to know Jesus as well as they did.
Another thing to look for is if there is an emphasis on personal bible study. This often can be identified by the widespread use of bible tools like esword, a concordance, The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, Vines dictionary, etc.
One question to ask is "Can this church help me to grow to be more like Jesus (Eph 4)?"
It was a hard question to answer. I would tell them that almost any church would take one look at them and ship them off to youth group where they would have pizza and go bowling. They might well ask, "What has this to do with Jesus".
I would suggest that when they visited a church that they should look for anyone who was helping the elderly or otherwise concerned for others. If they could see anyone who clearly demonstrated the love and light of Christ, that it might be a good idea to approach that person and ask them to help teach you how to know Jesus as well as they did.
Another thing to look for is if there is an emphasis on personal bible study. This often can be identified by the widespread use of bible tools like esword, a concordance, The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, Vines dictionary, etc.
One question to ask is "Can this church help me to grow to be more like Jesus (Eph 4)?"
