Comments on: Church Hoppers http://www.noelheikkinen.com/2005/10/01/church-hoppers/ Home of Noel Heikkinen's thoughts, audio, photos, video, etc. Wed, 21 Dec 2011 00:59:48 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: yellow toenail fungus http://www.noelheikkinen.com/2005/10/01/church-hoppers/comment-page-1/#comment-2604 yellow toenail fungus Sat, 07 Oct 2006 06:12:38 +0000 http://www.noelheikkinen.com/?p=1366#comment-2604 thank thank

]]> By: Noel http://www.noelheikkinen.com/2005/10/01/church-hoppers/comment-page-1/#comment-2603 Noel Tue, 04 Oct 2005 15:11:08 +0000 http://www.noelheikkinen.com/?p=1366#comment-2603 For sure. Even in the meetings I am in this week, I am with pastors who have been with their churches for 10 or 20 years or more. It's awesome, but they are not the average in America. <a href="http://www.noelheikkinen.com/blog_archives/001385.php" rel="nofollow">Here are the pastor stats.</a> For sure. Even in the meetings I am in this week, I am with pastors who have been with their churches for 10 or 20 years or more. It’s awesome, but they are not the average in America. Here are the pastor stats.

]]> By: JR http://www.noelheikkinen.com/2005/10/01/church-hoppers/comment-page-1/#comment-2602 JR Tue, 04 Oct 2005 05:04:03 +0000 http://www.noelheikkinen.com/?p=1366#comment-2602 you think this has any correlation w/the average stay in a local church by a senior/lead pastor??? you think this has any correlation w/the average stay in a local church by a senior/lead pastor???

]]> By: Tish http://www.noelheikkinen.com/2005/10/01/church-hoppers/comment-page-1/#comment-2601 Tish Mon, 03 Oct 2005 02:17:58 +0000 http://www.noelheikkinen.com/?p=1366#comment-2601 I am person that attended one church for over 20 years, and now attend Riverview. Being lumped into a group called "church hoppers" is disappointing. I can tell you from the get- together that was held just last week that several of the couples that met that night had similar stories to ours- a growing dissatisfaction with the lack of outreach to the community and the situation where the leaders of the church were not interested in reaching out to the unsaved or in mentoring the new believer. Riverview was not my first choice when our family began visiting other churches, but we believe that this is God's choice for our family at this time. We felt compelled to leave a place that was very comfortable but not challenging, in order to follow the leading of the Spirit. I still have not figured out where I "fit in", but I know that the decision that our family reached 2 years ago was the right one. I am person that attended one church for over 20 years, and now attend Riverview. Being lumped into a group called “church hoppers” is disappointing. I can tell you from the get- together that was held just last week that several of the couples that met that night had similar stories to ours- a growing dissatisfaction with the lack of outreach to the community and the situation where the leaders of the church were not interested in reaching out to the unsaved or in mentoring the new believer.

Riverview was not my first choice when our family began visiting other churches, but we believe that this is God’s choice for our family at this time. We felt compelled to leave a place that was very comfortable but not challenging, in order to follow the leading of the Spirit. I still have not figured out where I “fit in”, but I know that the decision that our family reached 2 years ago was the right one.

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