This caught my attention this morning so I wanted to share it with you. I just reprinted it exactly as it was written. Please don’t be offended at me if there is something on this list that you dislike. I think we should be “seeker friendly” and all, however, how about let’s just “Give them Jesus”! He’s the one that is going to make all the difference in the world anyhow. Jesus! In our services, outreach programs, youth programs, Sunday School, on the bus routes, music department, in the warm handshake of welcome, etc., “I Give You Jesus”! In all of His power & glory! That is what will change a visitor’s heart and make them want to come back to our churches.
Editor’s Note: Sometimes we spend too much time asking—and answering—the wrong questions. In this post Perry Noble helps us get back into the shoes of the unchurched. Here are ten things unchurched people are probably not asking about your church:
1. “What do you do to disciple people?” (This question is usually asked by people who want to “microwave” spiritually, not understand that they themselves actually became mature in the “crock pot.”)
2. “Who is speaking this weekend?” (They usually don’t care about the WHO…it’s the WHAT that matters to them.)
3. “Are you reformed in your theology?” (Most of them have no idea what in the heck this means!)
4. “Is your church spirit-filled?”
5. “What version of the Bible do you use?” (Many unchurched people don’t even really know there are different versions!)
6. “What denomination are you affiliated with?”
7. “How many different activities can I sign my family up for in order to add to the insane schedule that we already have?”
8. “Does your pastor teach exegetically through the Scriptures?”
9. “Are there lots of crosses and pictures of Jesus in your church?”
10. “Are you guys pre-trib, mid-trib, post-trib, or partial trib?”
Author: Perry Noble
This is good Ronda. The church should be a place where hurting, wounded people can come and be healed and restored. I like to think of the church as the Inn where the Good Samaritan brought the beaten man. We focus on those who passed him by, and give much glory to the man who picked him up and put him on his own animal to take him to a safe place to recuperate, but fail to realize the people at the “Inn” invested the most time in the restoration of the broken man. Sure giving money to help was an amazing gesture, but although not glorified, and least mentioned, the unselfish, humble sacrifice the people in the inn made for the restoration of a fellow man is worthy of contemplation. To me, this is a great picture of the church. I hope we can be happy just doing what we know to do….be the church, an inn for hurting, sick, and dying people. Here they will find joy, healing, and eternal life.
Great post!
Yes , this is very true. But also you want to do
some background on perry noble he pastors one of the biggest churches in south Carolina.