During vacation last week I enjoyed being a guest at a church in Pennsylvania. We've been there a couple of times in our last few visits.
I like being a guest. It helps me to remember to look at our ministry through the eyes of a guest. It's easy to get into a routine and forget how guests see things. The quickest way to turn off a guest is to not be ready for them.
Here's some things I remember feeling being a guest in a church:
1. I want to feel welcome.
2. I want to know how to get where I am supposed to go. (luckily, I knew where I wanted to go)
3. I want a place to park that isn't 3 football fields away.
4. I want a worship folder/bulletin that isn't the length of a small novel with minute details that make me feel like an outsider.
It's good to look from the outside to the inside. Many problems arise when we just look around.
If you get a chance to be a guest again, give it a shot, if for no other reason than to sharpen your "guest friendly" skills.
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