Church Hoppers

We've all seen them. You can hear them coming. They have the same m.o. You know who I'm talking about right? Church hoppers. Those folks that move from church to church because the grass is always greener on the other side. The ones who are a small fish in a big pond in one church, so they move to a smaller church so they can be a big fish in a small pond. You know why they hop around right? The music is too loud there, or the preaching's not deep enough over there, or the kids program is not cool enough for their kids here, or they need more programs to entertain their whole family, or... I think you get the picture. They're in every city and in every church. The first line is always the same. "We're looking for a church that's a fit for us!" What? A fit for you? As if church was meant to work for you? Sounds like a country club or a fitness center where you get serviced instead of saying, "how can we serve Christ here?" These folks, God bless them, think that the church exists for them instead of them existing for Christ and his Church. What we need is good people who understand God's vision for his church, where true Christ followers engage in the church so that they can find ways to serve their fellow brothers adn sisters and look for ways to take the church beyond the walls on Sunday to impact their community for Christ. Until we find followers of Christ who are willing to take on that kind of missional attitude, our churches will be full of nothing but overfed, critical christians who are neither healthy spiritually nor a joy to be around!