I recently read an article about the Christ's church and how it is not an organization to join but a MOVEMENT to join. The author then describes 4 things you need to do to be a part of a movement (I changed the words a little so they would all start with "S" - I couldn't help it, I'm a preacher).
1) Show up
2) Serve
3) Support (financially/emotionally/whatever)
4) Spread (if you really support it, why not share it?)
There are a lot of people who are a part of a lot of churches who simply just don't show up. Church is not a club. In a club you can pay your dues and never show up and no one really cares (depends on what the club is I suppose). In the church, the people who show up for the meetings are the ones who are blessed the most. At this point (if this were a discussion and not a blog that 6 people will read) we could talk about what it really means to show up... i.e. a physical presence vs. participation...
Hebrews 10:24-25 says
24 And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds. 25 Let us not give up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but let us encourage one another—and all the more as you see the Day approaching.
I found another blog with a similar idea...
http://www.churchcentral.com/blog/5916/Join-the-Movement-from-Church-Membership-to-Mission-Partnership-5-Compelling-Reasons
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