Church Shopping

I have lived in California now for six months. My family and I have visited several different churches hoping to find a new "home" church where we can get involved and build relationships with fellow believers.

I hate church shopping.

I sit service after service critiquing everything about the service and compare it to the last church we visited. I have grown very little in the Lord this way and grown more frustrated with the American Church.

I was really hoping to find a church where we can just be passive members and allow the church to minister to us for a while.

This has completely unmotivated me to be a missionary to this culture.

I see now the importance of a local body of believers to encourage me and keep me accountable. My problem is I honestly don't like any of the churches I've visited, but I don't think I can stand to continue to shop for a church.

Maybe I'm asking too much from the churches here. Or maybe I'm waiting to hear an angelic choir break out in song when I step foot in the church where we are supposed to be. I don't know.

For now, we're going to continue to praying and continue to hope that we will find our place soon...

tam