Top Ten Reasons to Join [King's Cross Church]

Here is a top ten list from Justin Buzzard detailing good reasons to join a church plant. The only one I take exception to is the first one. I'm not eager to see Jesus do something new. I only want to see him do what he's been doing all along, namely, build his church. And I don't think that being "sick of the status quo" is a good prerequisite for anything, especially a change in churches. Grumpy ingratitude is a perilous foundation upon which to build. I would offer the following as a replacement for number 1:

1. If you love and respect the brethren at your present church and are grateful for the struggles that you've had there, but are interested in serving Christ in fresh new ways.

1. If you want to see Jesus do something new and are sick of the status quo.

2. If you dream of being part of something bigger than yourself.

3. If you want to get into a fight/enter a battle for the kingdom of Christ.

4. If you feel a constant itch to see people who don’t know Jesus come to know Jesus and you believe church planting is the best way for the gospel to advance.

5. If you want to give your time, money, energy, and talents to starting something new and you want to make sacrifices to see a mission to succeed.

6. If you fully support the vision, mission, doctrine, and leadership of a church plant.

7. If you want your faith to grow and you want God to fundamentally meddle with and change your life.

8. If you want to love your city.

9. If you want to watch God move in ways you never imagined and you want an adventure (with all it’s discomfort and risk).

10. If you’re not afraid to bank your life on Matthew 16:18 (“I [Jesus] will build my church and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it”).