How I Found a Wonderful Church to Worship

I finally relocated to California for my dream job! As a creative design supervisor at a five-star hotel expositional preaching, my job is developing advertisements here's the site, marketing events, composing press releases, and even organizing concerts and parties within the hotel. When I relocated I had everything prepared and it was a fairly simple transition. When Sunday came, though, I had recognized I had to find a church.

My church in my hometown was ideal for me because it was small, close-knit, and many of the fellow worshippers had known me for my whole life. Since we were so close, I had the ability to take an active role in my church as well. Being in the choir and working as a teacher's aide in Sunday school was a terrific experience. I wanted to continue having an active role in a church however wasn't sure how to take the first step.

I wished to find a church that offered a similar community and opportunities. Moreover, I wished to be in a church with a similar purpose as the one in my hometown. There, we were concentrated on missionary work and being a great Christian Monday through Saturday, not just on Sundays. I knew there were lots of Baptist churches, San Jose Baptist among them, that shared my beliefs. However I wanted to make sure it was the right fit for me.

One day at my job, I was speaking with a coworker and she told me about her church. It was an independent Baptist church. San Jose was where it was located, and they focused on missionary and evangelical work. I was thrilled to learn it was not far from home and I can actually take part in arranging trips and Bible camps for kids. I decided I would go to the following Sunday and see if it was for me.

On that Sunday, I drove there with my colleague. She explained that the pastor focuses on expository preaching. San Jose was not a location I anticipated to have a large population of Baptists but I was thoroughly amazed by the amount of followers at this church. There were at least 300 worshippers attending that Sunday. It was nice to see there were others with similar ideas and beliefs.

Eventually it was time for us to take our seats. I sat with my friend, and before I knew it, I fell for what the pastor had to say. He went over how we need to always try our best to be the church instead of just going to it. By encouraging followers to take an active role in church, he said, the church will become a stronger, more valuable part of the neighborhood. Once it was over, I walked up to thank the pastor and decided to join.

Now that I have joined I handle and arrange every one of our goal journeys. Up until now I have prepared a trip for Haiti and the Philippines this summer. I have also had the ability to help our Sunday school teacher organize a summer Bible camp. Ideally my experience will motivate others to find the right church and become more knowledgeable about their faith.


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