My Church History
Theme of the Week: Beyond 'What's in It for Me?'
Craig Dunham
Sunday, April 3, 2005
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Who Said It…Craig Dunham
Craig majored in geography at the University of Missouri. But after graduation he and Doug Serven, also from Mizzou, both began serving with The Navigators, a ministry to young adults. Together, they lead TwentySomeone conferences, seminars, and events. Craig is also the director of programs and marketing for the Navs' camping/conference ministry. A musician and songwriter, Craig has recorded five original albums. What He Said…My Church History
In my twenties, I knew there was no such thing as the perfect church. I evaluated churches and their pastors unfairly. There were, I judged, the megachurch wannabes, the small corner churches, the legalistic churches, and the anything-goes churches. But my preferences left me in the dark as to exactly what I was looking for. So churches and pastors passed like street signs in the headlights—most of them were hard to read; none lead to where I thought I wanted to go.
I was relentless in my reasoning about why I didn't really need church, falling into the trap of asking, What's in it for me? instead of, What's in it for God? As a result, I missed out on some great opportunities to meet new people and grow together with them. The only answer this experience provided to Who am I? was that I was a judgmental church consumer preoccupied with his own inclinations and opinions. That answer couldn't help me much in my twenties … or in life.
Adapted from TwentySomeone (WaterBrook, 2003) by permission.
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