Do you ever feel nervous when you invite people to church? Oh, I do! I pray the parking team is ready and smiling and more interested in helping people find a spot than anything else. Then I move onto the parking greeters, I pray they are outside when it's cold or holding umbrellas when it's raining, always with a happy heart and a hearty hello! Next, the door greeters. I pray they are opening the door before a guest even thinks about reaching their arm out to grab the door handle, and walking guests where they need to go, not pointing with quick directions, until they have reached their destination. I pray they worship the entire time they are here! Through the music and the message!
I guess I feel like I am inviting them to MY house, and I want everything to be just right!
If you stopped by my house, I would totally greet you outside (with an umbrella if it was raining), I would smile and hug you because I would be so glad you were there! Then I would show you around the house, point out points of interest, and give you the best seat in the house! Church and home are the same, right? (Well, except for the hug, could be awkward!)
I think they could be. We could think of each person on our campus as someone we have invited to our HOME. I think about it like this;
Honor their decision to attend your church
One chance weekly to make an impression
More is more
Environmental impact
I will unpack each one of those statements.....stay tuned!
