There is a phenomenon called “CHURCH HOPPING” that is quickly growing in many places. Church hoppers are notorious for seeking the next big high in town. They want more entertainment. They want you to do more for them. As long as you give them what they want, they will reward you with their attendance.
So to appeal to church hoppers, you need excitement built on entertainment. If you can’t afford the musicians or your preaching is not popular enough then this may be a problem… You may have to spend all your feria (money)in bringing in the BIG GUNS! (speakers)
But filling up the church is the point…right?
So how do you do it?
1. DON’T ASK FOR ACCOUNTABIBLITY in the church. Nothing causes church hoppers to run more than having to be accountable. Don’t hold people to anything. Don’t expect them to live differently than their non-Christian neighbors. Don’t preach about holy living.
2. DON’T ASK PEOPLE TO GIVE. Church Hoppers will run when asked to do something for someone else other than themselves. Do not ask for their money because their heart is very much attached to it. Oh and please do not ask them to give of their time and participate in church activities cause they just like to watch the show from afar.
3. DON’T BE SPIRIT FILLED INSTEAD BE ENTERTAINMENT FILLED. Do not ask them to pray, fast or read the bible that is a big no no! Only tell them that all they have to do is come to church. Tell them that is good enough for God. Do not preach the cross only give them motivational messages and good stories. Entertain them and they will stay!
Do these things and you might be able to compete for church hoppers. They will come from the other churches around the city to yours. You will be able to report massive growth. You will have a church full of members that simply changed the place where they consume their religious entertainment. But you just wanted to put “butts in the seats”….right?….
YOU SEE CHURCH HOPPERS ARE:
1. CRITCAL CONSUMERS. “As consumers we reserve the right to pass judgment on the products and services we use, and the companies that service us begin to cater to our demands. ‘The customer is always right mentality.
That may work well at McDonald’s, but in a church it undermines the authority of the Word of God and the leaders God has called to represent Him. We do not go to a particular church to decide whether that church is doing everything right, but to hear from God and humbly find out where we went wrong that week in our own lives and what we need to do to make it right.”
2. INVISIBLE SPECTATORS. “Church-hopping turns you into only a number. A statistic. When you’re shopping around, you never stay in one place long enough to know anybody or be known. We like this because we have gotten into a habit of being anonymous in our culture. Church-hopping helps protect anonymity we already possess, and it keeps us alone.” Not allowing people to get close to us for fear that they might find out who we really are. Revealing the weaknesses in our lives.
3.CAROUSEL RIDERS They simply go round and round from church to church avoiding the truth of God’s word when it begines deal with the areas in their lives. God begins to deal with sin, serving, and surrendering things in their lives through the leadership of the church and they run to the next church. Avoiding the call of God. They dont want commitment, they want to be comfortable. They dont want to sacrafice they want live the sweet life acording to the eyes of the world. (Luke 18:18-23)
SO BE CAREFUL about receiving those who “hop” your way. When church hoppers hop your way and gush praise all over you (while criticizing their former church), it’s often only a matter of time before they leave your Church with the same critical attitude. Don’t be surprised when your people leave to the newest big church in the city.
MAYBE…we should preach the word in season and out of season. (2 Timothy 4:2) Maybe we should trust that the Word will not come back void. (Isaiah 55:11) Maybe we should seek to bring people into a personal relationship with Jesus Christ…and this might grow our church to a large size…but then again it may not…but in the end, God will have given us the honor and priveledge to be a part of God’s Kingdom that is not based in entertainment or lack of accountability, but is based on the transforming power of THE CROSS. Maybe we should grow a church not by putting on entertainment but by preaching the truth. For it is the truth that sets people free! (John 8:32)
So maybe we should ask ourselves this question?
Is our church really growing with new souls or simply just attracting church hoppers?
Church-Hoppers remember this advice, “If you find a perfect church, don’t join it because you’ll ruin it.” lol
I hope you enjoyed this! 
Have a blessed day everybody!
