Preaching in blue jeans

After spending three years rereading the New Testament, Pastor Jim Butcher realized that most of what takes place in churches today is tradition, not biblically mandated. That's why the 39-year-old pastor preaches in blue jeans.

Butcher was comfortable as pastor of Poca Baptist Church in Poca, W.V., for 12 years. Then God gave him a new calling, according to the Martinsburg Journal:

Three years ago, I was at the dinner table and God spoke deep in my heart and asked me for a sacrifice. I wish I could say I said 'yes' immediately. After months of prayer, I knew that if I truly believed, I had to trust Him. Once I said 'yes,' He revealed that the sacrifice He was asking of me was to leave the warm and comfortable Poca Baptist Church to start a church for people who have given up on God.

Butcher started his new church, NewPoint Church, with six members -- Butcher, his wife, and their four children. His goal for the church is to be "biblically faithful and culturally relevant". The church now is up to 25 members.