Makers Magazine - Spring 2024 - Flipbook - Page 30
“ THEY’RE
working! ”
It’s estimated that 30 percent of the U.S. population works on Sunday, which is
the day that over 90 percent of worship services are held. That’s even higher for
young adults in some areas where service jobs and campuses abound. Plus, many
people work late Saturday night and getting up first thing in the morning to gather
with people they don’t know to worship a God they aren’t sure of just doesn’t make
sense.
We need to reach our friends where they are—a gathering at a different time
and/or place that is accessible to those working. What if instead of investing our
invitations to church in 11 o’clock in the sanctuary on Sunday, we planned to go
and be a church for people where they are, when they are—at the gym, coffee shop,
playground, trail, bar, campus, etc.?
Admittedly, some of these gut-honest answers hit us in the heart, while others
clash with the culture of our churches. When we cringe at the thought of inviting
a friend to join us, the best idea is to stop dismissing and start adjusting—our
attitude, our motivation, our presentation and our communication.
AFTER ALL, IF JESUS THOUGHT INVITING
OTHERS TO FOLLOW HIM WAS A GOOD
IDEA, IT PROBABLY STILL IS.
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