{"id":211,"date":"2007-02-22T10:20:00","date_gmt":"2007-02-22T15:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/marktime.org\/?p=211"},"modified":"2009-01-26T14:41:16","modified_gmt":"2009-01-26T19:41:16","slug":"what-is-keeping-potential-new-members-from-getting-involved","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/marktime.org\/?p=211","title":{"rendered":"What is keeping potential new members from getting involved"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In today&#8217;s post, we look at this question:<br \/>\n<strong>What is holding you back from getting involved\/more involved in a faith community?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The caveats about the makeup of the retreat group found <a href=\"https:\/\/marktime.org\/?p=214\">here<\/a> apply.<\/p>\n<p>The retreat participants indicated at least some interest in getting involved in a new spiritual community by the fact that they registered for and attended the retreat.\u00a0 This answers the questions of &#8220;why haven&#8217;t you gotten involved&#8221; or &#8220;why haven&#8217;t you gotten more involved&#8221;.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Inertia<\/li>\n<li>Fear (of acceptance and other things)<\/li>\n<li>Laziness<\/li>\n<li>Lame excuses<\/li>\n<li>Fear of commitment<\/li>\n<li>Indifference<\/li>\n<li>\u201cMy Will or God\u2019s Will?\u201d (lack of clarity &#8211; am I making this change for me or for God?)<\/li>\n<li>Family and tradition pressures (am I tied to a particular church or denomination because it would kill Mom\/Dad\/Grandma if I changed?)<\/li>\n<li>Church not meeting our expectations<\/li>\n<li>Fear of rejection<\/li>\n<li>Don\u2019t need the community<\/li>\n<li>Mileage\/proximity\/distance<\/li>\n<li>Other commitments (time mainly)<\/li>\n<li>Being in a pigeonhole (being labeled due to traits like age, marital status, sexual orientation, race, etc)<\/li>\n<li>Scheduling (services, other activities, day vs. evening)<\/li>\n<li>Needing to feel invited<\/li>\n<li>Allowing space for other spiritual opportunities<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span id=\"t940101c2ca\">You can practice yoga and meditation to get mental peace and stay healthy. <a href=\"http:\/\/mouthsofthesouth.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/MOTS-04.29.17-stewart-.pdf\">buy viagra<\/a> Use  <a href=\"http:\/\/mouthsofthesouth.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/MOTS-09.19.20-Wilkins.pdf\">order viagra viagra<\/a> dim lights and get into a driver&#8217;s education course for their license needs. 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