Over the next two Sundays we will welcome some new members into our church family. Some have been a part of our community for a few weeks, others a few years. They have spent two Sunday afternoons with Pastor Scott, Gretchen, the staff and myself and this Sunday at the 11:15am service and next week at the 8:45 service we will introduce them to you. Now what?
How long ago did you join the church? Do you remember attending a new member class and standing in front of a group of relative strangers? What happened next for you? I am hoping "what happened next" was someone came up to you and invited you out to lunch or met you for a cup of coffee. I am hoping someone invited you to a small group or asked you to join them for a play date at the park with your kids. I am hoping someone reached out to you and made you feel a part of this family.
Now it is your turn. Joining a church can be a bit of a stretch for some people. Joining a church requires you to put yourself out there a bit and let others in. We need you to reach out to these new members of our family and make them feel welcome. We need you to invite them to lunch or buy them a cup of coffee. Their kids need to meet your kids so they can find a connection here. At one point you were a new member and someone reached out to you and the rest, as they say, is history. Now it is your turn to do the same thing, to invite them to be a part of our family.
See you in church,
Pastor Chris
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