
Change: When It Helps and When It Hurts Your Church
At the close of every season, wise leaders pause to reflect. They celebrate what’s been accomplished, identify what worked well,
Have you been invited to a social event recently? Or even more importantly, have you invited people to yours? What about your church services or special events? Of course, you have (I hope). We love to get together.
The church is called to this fellowship. God knows we need to be around other like-minded people to be encouraged, motivated, and held accountable. There are so many discouraging people in the world, we need other believers and seekers around us!
Church services do this corporately but we need more intimate settings. We used to think of Sunday School classes, Bible Studies, and Small Groups. But the world is fellowshipping differently now. Social media. Almost 3/4 of US adults are on Facebook. The other 1/4 don’t appear to want to socialize with the majority or don’t understand the benefits.
Is your church socializing where the people are? Maybe you’re just not social. Here are 3 ways to determine if you are:
I know, I know, you’re saying, “but I don’t do digital social media well and actually prefer face-to-face”. Perhaps that’s true. But people are finding fellowship fulfillment in this crazy digital world. Accept it or walk away. It’s easier to choose to do it the way we’ve always done it. But if people are hanging out somewhere, we’re called to go to them and make disciples; fellowship with like-minded people, and share the hope of Christ. That’s socializing in this digital world.
Don’t feel like that’s you? Check your congregation for someone who does it well (regular interesting social media posts with lots of followers) and ask them to help develop a team. You’ll be glad you did! We’re called to social.
This post originally appeared for the digital Worship Facilities Magazine. Mark MacDonald is a regular writer for this and other national publications.
At the close of every season, wise leaders pause to reflect. They celebrate what’s been accomplished, identify what worked well,
Every week families arrive at church. They walk through the main doors and head down familiar paths toward “their” seat.
When a legal expert asked Jesus, “Who is my neighbor?” it followed the command to “love your neighbor as yourself.”
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