The Average Christian

Warning: Soap Box Alert

Yesterday in church Shonn from Team Impact gave a great message.  As a part of his talk, he mentioned that only 10% of Christians share their faith.  He went on to deduce from this that “the average Christian” doesn’t tell anyone about Jesus.  This phrase made him smile, as he realized that there is nothing average about following Christ, but that the journey of spirituality is something supernatural.

This got me thinking (a dangerous pastime, I know).  Many people from our church shared with me how awesome the Team Impact events were this weekend.  From volunteering in the school assemblies to leading people to Christ, many of us experienced the power of God in a new way this weekend.  And then we topped it all off with a great worship service on Sunday, very powerful.  Many of us had a supernatural, supercharged weekend that was anything but average.

I think that because the average Christian doesn’t tell anyone about Jesus, then the average Christian leads an indisputably average life.  As a result, the average Christian has an average view of God and average church commitment.  The excitement and enthusiasm that many of us experienced this weekend is an example of what Christianity is supposed to be.  It was never meant to be average.  As we engage in God’s will for our lives and seek to serve Him in powerful ways, He takes our lives from average to supernatural.