The Friendly Church
Most every church thinks itself to be a “friendly church.” The question is do outsiders perceive the church to be friendly?
Friendliness begins with a friendly property. The parking area, the entrances, the ease of knowing where to go, all play into making a friendly property.
People project friendliness when they communicate a genuine pleasure at the presence of outsiders who come to visit. This communication requires the expression of words, but it requires more than mere words. It requires giving people the “red carpet” treatment. There should be seats available other than on the front row. A church with its members packed into the back pews does not speak friendliness. An hour long sermon doesn’t speak friendliness. There certainly are people who appreciate long sermons, but many people in our society prefer two shorter messages than one really long one.
Why is it important that the church be friendly? Because we want the opportunity to tell people about the good news that Jesus saves.
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