They feel important, wanted, loved. Don t assume someone else will greet the visitors. You may be the only one who noticed them. When several people greet the visitors, a caring congregation is manifest. We are the ministers of the church.
Lets work together to fulfill our mission by being an ever more welcoming church.
For the last few months, there has been a popular little book on the New York Times Best Seller s List, a book about prayer. Chronicles prayed by an obscure character descended from Judah named Jabez. Bruce Wilkerson, the author, is amazed by the popularity of the book that has sold over five million copies nationwide. Oh, God, if you would bless me, and enlarge my territory, that Your hand would be with me, and you would keep me from evil. Our Life Matters Class has been studying the prayer and has even considered using Wilkerson s sequel, The Secret of the Vine .