California megachurch pastor Greg Laurie of Harvest Ministries called on Christians to avoid church hopping and denounced those who badmouth their churches.
Laurie, who is the senior pastor of Harvest Orange County and Harvest Christian Fellowship in California, said in a sermon on Sunday that Christians should not only go to church, but they should be “a part of a local church.”
“Some people like to engage in what we might describe as church hopping,” he warned, painting such believers as connoisseurs, who pop around different churches every Sunday looking for what fits them best.
“They think that’s wonderful. [But] that’s not a good thing,” he said.
“Church is not just a place to attend, it’s a place to participate. You become a family. It’s in the church that you find accountability. Church is a place to develop and use your gifts, and you need a pastor and a consistent theology. Other pastors will agree with me on this statement.”
Laurie noted that sometimes he will greet visitors from other churches and ask them about their pastor back home, and if need be he will warn about false teaching if they attend a problematic church.
“But generally I would…
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