to see if the community felt right for her. But churches that appealed to her as a consumer were (not surprisingly) full of consumers. After all, if you attract people by appealing to them as consumers, you’ll most likely retain them as consumers. And consumerism stifles authentic relationships. That’s what Comfort-Based Commitment looks like. But a church built on the commitment of church membership is different. It requires commitment up front: you bind yourself to a group