don't call me a christian

What if the label we've been wearing doesn’t match the life we’re living? In a culture where calling yourself a Christian can mean almost anything, Jesus calls us to something far more than surface-level faith. This series challenges the assumptions, habits, and half-hearted beliefs that define Christian-ish and invites us into the real, risky, and rewarding life of following Christ. It's time to trade in the name tag for a new identity — one shaped by surrender, not just association.

Don’t Call Me a Christian is a bold invitation to move beyond the label and embrace the life Jesus actually calls us to live.

More Than A Label [Part 1]

Pastor Chris Voigt

April 27, 2025

This Sunday we're beginning a new series we've titled, "Don't Call Me a Christian - When the Label Doesn't Match the Life." If you asked 10 different people what it means to be a Christian, you'd likely get 10 different answers. In our world today, the word 'Christian' means different things to different people. And a lot of people use the word without fully understanding its meaning or grasping its implications for their lives.

More Than Sunday [Part 2]

Pastor Chris Voigt

May 4, 2025

This Sunday we are in week 2 of our new series we've titled, "Don't Call Me a Christian: When the Label Doesn't Match the Life." For the next few weeks, we are searching God's Word to understand the differences between cultural Christianity and what it means to be a committed Christ-follower. Like the sentence in the childhood game of 'Telephone,' the description of what a 'Christian' is has become fuzzy and garbled over time. But Jesus' call upon the life of those who would follow Him was anything but fuzzy or unclear.

Join us in our journey to unpack what the Bible has to say about what it truly means to be a Christian.

More Than Comfortable [Part 3]

Pastor Chris Voigt

May 11, 2025

According to the internet, a "comfort zone" is a place - physical or psychological - where a person feels safe, known, in control, with minimal stress or anxiety. We all have those places and a lot of us do all we can to make sure we don't have to go out of them! In our culture, being comfortable is synonymous with life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. And who doesn't want that? But is that really what Jesus has called us to?

We are in week three of our series, Don't Call Me a Christian - When the Label Doesn't Match the Life. We're unpacking the differences between cultural Christianity and what it looks like to be a committed Christ-follower. We're figuring out how what we believe impacts who we are - in real life ways that make us clearer representations of Jesus.

More Than A Checklist [Part 4]

Pastor Chris Voigt

May 18, 2025

We are in week four of our series, Don't Call Me a Christian: When the Label Doesn't Match the Life. We're looking at the difference between cultural Christianity and being a committed Christ-follower. For many of us, our list-making tendencies have impacted how we live out our faith. But Jesus didn't call us to a checklist, He called us to a relationship. Just checking the boxes won't cut it.

More Than Belief [Part 5]

Pastor Chris Voigt

May 25, 2025

\We are wrapping up our series Don't Call Me a Christian: When the Label Doesn't Match the Life this Sunday. Over the past month, we've been looking deeply at the differences between cultural Christianity and being a committed Christ-follower. Along the way, we've considered the implications that believing in Jesus has for our lives. Because believing is more than just an intellectual assent to a set of historical facts. Believing calls us to something; it demands a response. More than agreement, it's engagement. In John 14:6, Jesus said, "I am the way, the truth, and the life..." Jesus calls us to so much more than just belief.