The Cool Kids

I'm glad I don't go to the hip church. Not that there's anything wrong with the hip church. I actually became a Christian within the hippest and biggest youth group in town (for gaffney that is). And there are some big, popular, loud churches out there that are saving people. If I ever move from Rock Hill or even if I don't, I may end up at the hip church in town one day. This summer Manchester has a small group that meets on Wednesday nights, a.k.a "book club." We are reading and discussing the book "What is a Healthy Church Member?" Since college I've gotten into reading a lot more and quite enjoy reading, but when I saw this book I almost fell asleep just thinking about what might be inside. But really, thanks to much discussion I'm learning more and more about the church and what it means to serve and be a part of the body because well, that is our job as believers. We don't sit around and discuss why some churches work and some don't, or the pros and cons of our own church. It has gotten me thinking about how I fit into the local church and what role God desires to see us take. When you're in college you have all these cool campus ministries, the bible study possibilities are endless and there is conference after conference to get you hyped. But then you graduate and it's a terrible, terrible time of trying to figure out your life. For me, that's where Manchester came to the rescue. I didn't have someone feeding me Jesus every time I turned around, all I had was a church family who reminded me how blessed I was and a group of youth who (still does) keep me from acting my age. I don't worship my church. I don't worship Pastor Ken. But getting into a local church and using your gifts to bless someone else is a good good thing. It takes the focus off yourself and you stop looking for the church to entertain you. Stay tuned for more of my opinion this summer as we've only covered Chapter 1....

quote of the day when asked about our thoughts on Expositional Listening:

"We don't have enough terms really, we need to create more."
-Jon Moore