Whatever Happened to Goldilocks?

Today's address is about Church Membership and our need - as a church - to address the rapidly growing cohort of listeners who regularly subscribe to our weekly audio podcasts and regular Channel 44 telecasts of our services via Facebook. Our Facebook page has more than seven times as many regular subscribers than church attenders. Most churches haven't worked out how to respond to the cultural shifts enabled by telecommunication technology.

If so many have not formally joined this church as a members, Rob asks - Why have a formal membership structure at all? Why not just continue to be a permanent guest in this house - rather than one of the hosts? What advantages are there in belonging? - in becoming members? How may we become better versions of ourselves by making such commitment (to church membership)? Rob goes on to explain by using the analogy of the "world's worst house-guest" - Goldilocks. What we gain by committing to a collective such as ours is important; what we stand to lose is also important. Rob explains.... Listen on!