Recently I had the opportunity to take a short road trip to Missoula with a few friends. While there we decided we would like to visit a church, so I jumped on my laptop to find just the right one. The first one to pop up caught my attention -River City Church. We decided to try it out.
I have to admit, as Sunday morning approached I was excited but a little nervous. I don’t care how seasoned of a churchgoer you are, stepping into an unfamiliar environment can be very intimidating. As we entered the building, thoughts flooded my mind. What did we get ourselves into?!
I was pleasantly surprised as we were greeted by a very friendly gentleman who pointed us in the right direction. As we crossed the threshold to their meeting place, we were greeted immediately by another man and were directed to a table of cookies and coffee. When we finally took our seats we were greeted by at least two more people who were quick to tell us what they believed and how excited they were that we were joining them for worship.
Let me tell you…being greeted like that made me feel 100 times more comfortable to express myself in worship. I felt comfortable and wanted. If that weren’t enough, as we were leaving we were chased down by a lady who said, “Wait, I didn’t get to meet you guys yet!” I came home wanting to tell everyone and their brother about that church!
In my own church, I often have caught myself making sure someone new is at least welcomed by someone, and then I mark that person off my list as taken care of, making no effort to meet the person myself.
We all want people who are far from God to come to our church, but do we take good care of them when they do take a risk and walk through the door?
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