090 - Consumer Christianity: Are You a Spectator or a Disciple?

He sat down with a pastor and said, "I just don't feel like I'm getting fed anymore." The pastor knew the guy had just come from a church with one of the most intellectually deep Bible teachers in the city. He looked at him and thought: so what exactly are you hungry for? That moment captures everything wrong with the way a lot of Christians relate to the church today.

What We Cover in This Episode

• What consumer Christianity actually is and why it is spreading fast in the West

• The difference between church shopping, church hopping, and being genuinely planted

• Why "I'm not being fed" is almost always a scapegoat, not a real reason to leave

• The difference between preferences and convictions and why most people confuse the two

• What spiritual authority looks like in a local church and why you need it over your life

• When it is okay to leave a church and when it is not

The 6-Question Personal Audit

• Do I attend church primarily to receive, or because I want to contribute?

• Am I serving somewhere consistently?

• Am I giving generously to the mission of my church?

• Am I growing spiritually outside of Sunday?

• Am I discipling or encouraging anyone else in their faith?

• When something at my church is not my preference, how do I actually respond?

The Bottom Line

• Why a church that goes through hard times needs you to stay more than ever

• Why church hopping keeps you from ever seeing a real harvest

• How the shift from "what can this church do for me?" to "what can I do for this church?" changes everything

• Why crowds should not impress you, but faithfulness should

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If you have been church shopping for years and still never feel fully at home, this episode will tell you exactly why.