Just a disclaimer to begin with: My reflections here are in no way a critique of the leadership or members of any church I’ve gone to in the past or currently go to. I don’t want anyone anywhere, pastor, leader, church member, etc. to feel like my reflections are an attack on them or anyone they know. These are just my reflections on church and they’ve been provoked by my reading of the scriptures.

I also just want to say that I have had quite a good experience in the churches I have been in. My parents started going to Crosstowne Community Church when I was little because of the children’s ministry. I guess we had a really good time there and we stayed through middle school. [Let me take a moment to say my parent’s are amazing and sacrificial. When I think about the choices they’ve made in life, so often it is clear the top priority has been what is best for us kids. You couldn’t ask for better parents.] When I got to high school I had gone to an FCA (Fellowship of Christian Atheletes) camp and really been challenged to actually live out my faith. Somewhere my freshman year I started going to High Point Church because of their rocking youth group. It was a place of amazing spiritual growth for me. In fact that is where my faith really began and flourished. After that I left for college and have had a hard time plugging in anywhere for much time. I have enjoyed my brief involvement at 1027 church in Atlanta, The Church in Lombard, and currently at Mosaic and Edgehill UMC in Nashville. And don’t worry, I’m not leaving.

Now that you got that intro, stay tuned for thoughts on Church…