Looking for a church can be an exhausting and frustrating ordeal. In some communities there may be very little to choose from, while in larger metropolitan areas there are probably quite a few life-giving fellowships. Finding them and discerning the right one for you and your family is the challenge...

The truth be told, most people make decisions, even important ones, on the basis of their emotions. Church hunting is no different. A few first impressions, and you’ve decided for or against a particular place before the service is half over—not on the basis of factual information, but because you felt good or bad about a few people, the decor, or the length of the song service. Church growth experts tell pastors to put their best people in highly visible, first-impression positions like ushers and nursery workers—I’d rather see people make their choice on the basis of the facts. That’s what this tract is about.