Monday, April 06, 2015

The Best Welcome for Easter Guests? Ask Them To Serve With You


In a few weeks, my church is doing our twice-yearly Share Day. (Click here for a video of how we do that.)

On that Sunday, we will gather for church in the morning, then divide into groups to go throughout our community helping people. This Spring, the events include repairing & beautifying two rescue homes for abused women and children, and ministering to residents at a home for the mentally disabled.

This week, on Easter Sunday, we’ll encourage people to sign up for these events, and/or sponsor them financially.

Yes, that’s right. We’re going to spend several precious minutes of prime Easter service time asking everyone, including all the Easter-only people, to step up and serve with us.

Yes, I know what some of you are thinking, because I’ve heard this from others. “How can you ask people who aren’t even Christians to work at the church?”

Simple. We’re asking them to serve others with us, not putting them in leadership.

When nonbelievers or nominal believers serve others alongside our church’s mature believers, amazing things happen. For our guests, our members and the people they’re serving. Including an open door to personal conversations about faith and salvation. Keep reading

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