Eight Reasons not to Join a Church

Pastor Rick Warren has invited people to come and become members this coming Saturday of Saddleback church. He has 2000 signed up, and wants 3000. To accomplish this goal, he has given some extra incentive to his followers:

EIGHT REASONS TO JOIN THIS SATURDAY & NOT PROCRASTINATE:

1. I’m personally teaching Class 101 for the first time in ten years. Does anyone else see this as arrogant?

2. I‘m personally baptizing after Class and you’ll receive a photo & baptism certificate. I cannot imagine John the Baptist, Peter, James, Jude, Paul….EVER writing this as a reason to be baptized/join a church.

3. You’ll get a free one year subscription to

Purpose Driven Connection

magazine. (Never offered before) What about a Bible?

4. You’ll get free copy of The Purpose Driven Church book. What about a Bible?

5. Your name will be included in the historical list of Saddleback Pioneer Members who joined in our first 30 years. (This Easter is our 30th Easter and I want you included in this list.) I think Paul would word this a little differently. I wonder where the dying to self, serving one another out of love…being imitators of God….being ready to die…pour oneself out like a drink offering…taking up the cross…

6. The class is 1 hour shorter than normal. You can watch session 3 here online now. Yes, we will be cutting out the requirement of being born again, sharing our faith, Christ being the only way to heaven, tithing, reading the scripture, prayer…you know…the unimportant parts…cept we will be speaking on being purpose driven, and you must understand the PEACE plan.

7. You’ll be a part of making Christian history! The largest membership class ever! Rick Warren was not a part of the one 2000 years ago at Pentecost. I wonder if God is a part of this one…

8. We love you & want you in our family. There is no good reason to procrastinate.

Run away.