My pre-church prayer seems mired in the rut of routine. So it is when we pray this morning and head out for today’s church. Even so, I pray for significant interactions.
Consider these four discussion questions about Church #47:
1. When my wife confirmed the time for this church, they invited us to arrive early for coffee. I would have stayed afterward, but to come early is more awkward than I’m willing to endure.
How can you make sure your efforts at connection are easy for people to accept?
2. With everyone ignoring us when we arrive, we sit. A woman comes up and tells us what to expect during the service, including communion. No one in forty-six churches has done this.
How can you help visitors feel at ease and know what to expect?
3. Today is the first time on our journey where I’m free to focus on the moment of Communion and not worry about the method.
What can you do to help others better engage in your service and encounter God?
4. After the service a man greets us and asks how he can pray for us. This is another first on our journey. I so appreciate his offer.
In what ways can you be available and ready to pray for others?
This Sunday was a day of significant interactions. If only we experienced this at more of the churches we visited.
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