If we lower our initial expectations for newcomers3 to near zero and rely on Comfort-Based Commitment to kick in over time, we will have community that is consumerist, relationship-light, and not-that-different-from-the-world. Instead, we should call true believers to commit in deep and meaningful ways to the local church community and then increase their love from there. This is what God calls them to do—even before they’ve developed any particular affection for our community. Then we will find a community that’s honest about what it means to follow Christ and that serves as a rich catalyst
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