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Do You “Over Welcome” People to Your Church?

By Filings on Tue, 05/03/22
Church & Ministry
Church Visitors
Welcoming Visitors
Church Life

“There’s a fine line between being welcomed and being embarrassed…” - Phil Cooke

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G. N. Barkman

NewPart of the problem is...

Tue, 05/03/22

…that not everyone is alike. A warm, enthusiastic welcome, greatly appreciated by some, will seem “over the top” to others. Thankfully, we know that ultimately God is directing people to (or not to) our church, so everything doesn’t depend upon whether or not we extend the right degree of welcome.

G. N. Barkman

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Let your reasonableness be known to everyone. The Lord is at hand.

(ESV, Philippians 4:5)

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