I wonder if any church has members that dont go for a while and the pastor actually goes to see them to see if they ok. Like the lost sheep parable. And then picks them up and carries them home.
Church hopping as a phenomina is a symptom of poor or non-existent "Church" relationship.like go from one church to another. Say theres several different congreagations in your area. You want to try them all. How will you know if you dont try?
Or are you just meant to always stay in one church forever.
Or is it only wrong to church hop according to the pastor. If you pledged as a member do you have to keep that pledge? What if you didnt?
What it theres an issue with a church member or a teaching, or the pastor or preachers preach correct doctrine but dont actually practise what they preach?
Who really wants to stay where they not wanted and dont belong?
like go from one church to another. Say theres several different congreagations in your area. You want to try them all. How will you know if you dont try?
Or are you just meant to always stay in one church forever.
Or is it only wrong to church hop according to the pastor. If you pledged as a member do you have to keep that pledge? What if you didnt?
What it theres an issue with a church member or a teaching, or the pastor or preachers preach correct doctrine but dont actually practise what they preach?
Who really wants to stay where they not wanted and dont belong?
like go from one church to another. Say theres several different congreagations in your area. You want to try them all. How will you know if you dont try?
Or are you just meant to always stay in one church forever.
Goodbook: What I do is research the church group(s) I would like to visit, if they be like-minded(keeping to bible and doing what it say) then visiting that church group would be like going to visit more of your family. Personally, I like visiting more of my christian family in Jesus.
Or is it only wrong to church hop according to the pastor. If you pledged as a member do you have to keep that pledge? What if you didnt?
To me, all believers that be in Jesus, are members of the same family, an that we are accountable to keep in fellowship with church family regardless if they are at home or traveling about. To me, it's part of good vacation planning to include fellowshipping with other believers who make up the family of the Lord. Our vacation got pushed back a bit because my father in-law passed away, but me and my husband we're talking earlier today about contacting the church that's near where we will be vacationing at, they have an online website an I've been watching some of they services, I've read their church beliefs, mission statement etc. and all that stuff is keeping with what be in the bible...I will phone they minister an asks him some questions an if everything checks out, we will take part in that church's meetings, there's also another church we will visit also but it's in another State, Spokane, Washington (we've been to it before) going to that church was like meeting up with family, we were made to feel right at home! That church even opens early an they have a sit down breakfast together, nothing like breaking bread with the family....that was the first time I'd ever been to a church that did that.
What it theres an issue with a church member or a teaching, or the pastor or preachers preach correct doctrine but dont actually practise what they preach?
I'd say there'd need to be some serious prayer done before going to the church leaders/board or elders etc with the charge(s), and I'd say that you'd need witnesses/proof to prove whatever ever the charges are...bad doctrine, false teacher/false preacher etc.
like go from one church to another. Say theres several different congreagations in your area. You want to try them all. How will you know if you dont try?
Or are you just meant to always stay in one church forever.
Or is it only wrong to church hop according to the pastor. If you pledged as a member do you have to keep that pledge? What if you didnt?
What it theres an issue with a church member or a teaching, or the pastor or preachers preach correct doctrine but dont actually practise what they preach?
Who really wants to stay where they not wanted and dont belong?
I don't know if you'd call me a "hopper", but I have been a member of at least 5 churches over the past 19 years. For me, doctrine is king. If a church is clearly teaching/practicing against what the Bible teaches I won't darken its doorstep. Or if I'm already in and then find that out, then I'll leave.
Of course, the more you hop the less likely it is that you'll form deep relationships with anyone in a church, but maybe that's not high on your priority list. I want to form relationships, but not at the expense of sound doctrine. Also, if you don't feel welcome after giving it an honest chance (some churches are cliquish) then you probably are smart to take your business elsewhere.
'Butterfly Christians' continue to fly when pastors aren't feeding the sheep. Most pastors have a shallow understanding of scripture. They manage to remain in their pulpits, spewing ignorance and misleading statements about God, only because the naive and gullible people continue to grant them the authority to stay. We have a scriptural epidemic of lies against God spreading across our land, and no one rises up to confront false doctrines. Most of the church has no idea of our assignment and continually go back to church to get God off of their backs. This is tragic!Been a christian 5 years..regularly attended 2. Have visited probably a dozen different ones.
I dont know if thats good or bad but pastor said something in his sermon disparaging ' 'butterfly christians' but you cant blame them for wanting to spread their wings and fly. At least we not fat caterpiller christians eating all day and not doing anything but eat.
like go from one church to another. Say theres several different congreagations in your area. You want to try them all. How will you know if you dont try?
Or are you just meant to always stay in one church forever.
Or is it only wrong to church hop according to the pastor. If you pledged as a member do you have to keep that pledge? What if you didnt?
What it theres an issue with a church member or a teaching, or the pastor or preachers preach correct doctrine but dont actually practise what they preach?
Who really wants to stay where they not wanted and dont belong?
like go from one church to another. Say theres several different congreagations in your area. You want to try them all. How will you know if you dont try?
Or are you just meant to always stay in one church forever.
Or is it only wrong to church hop according to the pastor. If you pledged as a member do you have to keep that pledge? What if you didnt?
What it theres an issue with a church member or a teaching, or the pastor or preachers preach correct doctrine but dont actually practise what they preach?
Who really wants to stay where they not wanted and dont belong?
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