Faith Series

Finding the Perfect Church

A four-part series about church searching, church hurt, preferences, humility, and learning what really matters once perfection is off the table.

Read the series in order. Each article stands on its own, but together they trace the honest, uncomfortable, and necessary work of looking for a faithful church without pretending a perfect one exists.

Part 1

Finding the Perfect Church

Spoiler Alert — You Won't

Part 2

What Are You Actually Looking For?

Once perfection is off the table, the harder question finally shows up.

Part 3

Church Hurt Is Real, But It Isn't Jesus

Some wounds come from people who spoke in God's name, but that does not mean God was the one who wounded you.

Part 4

Every Church Is Somebody's Perfect Church

The church that would drive you crazy may be the place where someone else finally learned to breathe.

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