First Time in Church? – MBFLP 312

After the shocking and tragic death of Charlie Kirk last month, there was an unexpected tide of people online who found themselves drawn to God in a way they never had. Some had left the church of their childhood years ago, while others had never been in church at all! Suddenly they felt a call to be in church now. And many had questions – how do I approach this? Do I need an invitation? What’s expected of me? This episode, we’ll look at some common questions and give some good news for those whose hearts are strangely warmed!

Some Resources You Might Find Helpful

When You Need to Find a New Church (episode 164) – We talk about some steps we take if the time comes to find a new church, whether due to relocation, a need for different ministries, or some other reason.

Children and “Big Church” (episode 218) – We talk about how we raised our eight children to stay in the main service at church, rather than going to children’s ministry or the nursery. It’s possible, with patience and gentleness, to teach even very young kids when to stay quiet and (reasonably) still, and actually to learn some things from the sermon as well!

When You Need To Find A New Church – MBFLP 164

Sooner or later, all of us are likely to need to find a new church – whether it’s due to relocation, or a change in the doctrinal stand, or a need for a different sort of community for your family’s spiritual growth. And even if we don’t make that decision for our own family, each of our children will face that issue when they go away to college or move into independent adulthood. This episode, we’re talking about reasons you might need to find a new church, reasons that you really ought not, how to leave a church graciously, and how to go about the search for your new church!

RESOURCES WE MENTIONED

Episode 113, “Dealing with a Toxic Church” (Interview with Andy and Kendra Fletcher)

Episode 132, “Recovering From Legalism”

Tim Challies’ blog – http://www.challies.com/