I love the church. My entire life is dedicated to making it what God intended it to be. I think it breaks the heart of God when people bash and bad mouth it. After all, it is His bride. Yes, it is flawed, because it is led by imperfect men. But it is not irrelevant because it was and is established on perfection, Jesus! It will always exist. It will always be God’s chosen instrument to demonstrate his love and character.

I love my church. I love being a part of Vintage. I’m excited each week to worship with others and serve alongside great people. I’m convinced God has huge plans for Vintage (and every other church). Plans to use us to change our community. I know that through our ministry God is going to bring thousands of people to faith in Jesus. We will bring hope.

I also know for all this to take place more people need to share my belief in the church. We are so blessed to have a handful of people who really are passionately in love with Jesus and called to serve him through Vintage Church. The problem is, it’s only a handful. We need more! More people to get motivated to inspire people to live and love like Jesus. We need more people investing in the lives of others, inviting them into a relationship with God, and continuing to influence them with the power of His Word.

Not to grow Vintage but to grow the Kingdom of God. If we set out to build His Kingdom, then our growth will just be a by-product. I want to see more people at Vintage because I believe deeply that it is a community of believers who loves people. I believe God’s presence is in everything we do. If I believe all this why would I not want as many people as possible to experience it?

So I’m calling everyone who claims Vintage, everyone who claims to believe in the church, to take a hard look at ourselves. We have to get excited. We have to get jacked up about what our God is doing through His Church. No matter what or where you attend church, your attitude has a huge impact on its ability to accomplish its mission. We have to release the excuses and express our faith in God and His Church.

Are you excited? Prove it!! Here are some signs you are excited about His Church.

#1 – You invite others to experience it.

#2 – You support it financially.

#3 – You pray for its leadership.

#4 – You attend consistently.

#5 – You volunteer.

#6 – You can explain its mission and/or vision.

#7 – You celebrate its success.

These are seven things that are imperative if we are going to move the Church toward being the unstoppable force Jesus envisioned. They aren’t negotiable. Each is too vital to attempt justify away. If you can’t check each of these off as it pertains to your church, then either find a new one or get alone with God and ask him to change you heart!!