tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2134143779763240356.post1683692897468981088..comments2023-10-03T10:53:51.102-04:00Comments on Next Generation Evangelistic Network: Howdy Doody Time – Part TwoDr. Terry Dorsetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05964444127928103488noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2134143779763240356.post-77948195809420954242013-09-13T08:48:48.370-04:002013-09-13T08:48:48.370-04:00Tim,
Great idea for using the atrium. Far too many...Tim,<br />Great idea for using the atrium. Far too many people think that everything has to be done in the sanctuary. Great use of the rest of the facility.Terry W. Dorsetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00853614918122167720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2134143779763240356.post-85911238779121002712013-09-13T08:48:06.556-04:002013-09-13T08:48:06.556-04:00Doug,
Thanks for sharing. The way you have reorgan...Doug,<br />Thanks for sharing. The way you have reorganized your service makes a lot of sense.Terry W. Dorsetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00853614918122167720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2134143779763240356.post-38148642750453543332013-09-13T08:47:36.857-04:002013-09-13T08:47:36.857-04:00I think the best time and place to meet and greet ...I think the best time and place to meet and greet is before the service in the atrium if you have one... we make it our goal to greet everyone that comes through our door. We have door greeters but the real way to greet people is just to be a friendly and welcoming church... when the church is healthy people go out of their way to meet others!Tim Sandersnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2134143779763240356.post-65412648025883090662013-09-13T08:47:12.807-04:002013-09-13T08:47:12.807-04:00Randy Koon that is they way we do it too. i told t...Randy Koon that is they way we do it too. i told them when i came they did a great job of greeting guests but as Terry Dorsett said “Once you go vertical; do not go horizontal again until the service is over.” so i changed the first week to do announcments, greeting and offering before anything else. But i do like the idea for doing it last as it would give the guest the opportunity to leave if they felt "awkward."Doug Ludlamnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2134143779763240356.post-38885238607391727622013-09-12T06:33:59.653-04:002013-09-12T06:33:59.653-04:00I'm so relieved to see someone actually say th...I'm so relieved to see someone actually say this. I thought maybe it was just my husband and I who found it terribly awkward and uncomfortable. We are fairly new to the congregation we are attending and my husband is still so uncomfortable with the process (after about 6 months) that we are conscientiously late for church just to avoid it. <br /><br />I am one for nice clear boundaries. When it's time to worship, worship. I'd like to see that time protected more. We make a real effort to guard that time of private worship - shut off the phone, close the door, turn off the TV. Should we not also guard that time on Sunday morning? I'd like to see the announcements of upcoming events taken out of the service as well for just this reason. It's not worship - <br /><br />I think there should be a time to include these things, but I'd like to see them taken care of and tucked away right at the start of the service. Come on in, say hello to your friends, make an effort to say hello to someone you don't know, call folks together for announcements, and then let's get our worship on! Get lost in the music and the word. We can visit again over coffee and donuts after.<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03728311092338419631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2134143779763240356.post-78282225417434994602013-09-12T06:21:46.718-04:002013-09-12T06:21:46.718-04:00William and Dave,
Absolutely!!!!William and Dave,<br />Absolutely!!!!Terry W. Dorsetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00853614918122167720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2134143779763240356.post-57290168706257157162013-09-12T06:21:26.289-04:002013-09-12T06:21:26.289-04:00Sam,
Most pastors don't get the chance you are...Sam,<br />Most pastors don't get the chance you are, of visiting churches without anyone knowing who they are. We could all learn a lot by doing that.Terry W. Dorsetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00853614918122167720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2134143779763240356.post-11145728109284515082013-09-12T06:20:55.439-04:002013-09-12T06:20:55.439-04:00Kirby, so true. I wish it wasn't, but it is.Kirby, so true. I wish it wasn't, but it is.Terry W. Dorsetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00853614918122167720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2134143779763240356.post-47917276809919615362013-09-11T12:28:07.642-04:002013-09-11T12:28:07.642-04:00This is definitely worth evaluating!This is definitely worth evaluating!David Saylornoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2134143779763240356.post-53118539037625369202013-09-11T12:05:49.314-04:002013-09-11T12:05:49.314-04:00If you think it is working, make sure it is workin...If you think it is working, make sure it is working. If it is not working, Throw it OUT! Be the Church, Love people! Seems like an easy enough equation to me.William D. Jonesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2134143779763240356.post-33401537221410323882013-09-10T19:36:19.819-04:002013-09-10T19:36:19.819-04:00I've been free-lance for several weeks since r...I've been free-lance for several weeks since retirement ... I've been able to attend some services incognito ... I've intentionally dressed so as to disguise my rank among the "clergy." And, I have found some genuinely warm congregations where I was greeting and cared for with genuine warmth ... without having the "howdy doody" time ...Sam Catoenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2134143779763240356.post-77958715230163602862013-09-10T19:35:33.349-04:002013-09-10T19:35:33.349-04:00I think I state the obvious problem with most chur...I think I state the obvious problem with most churches that THINK they are warm and cuddly. Sure they are to people who look like them, think like them, talk like them, etc. Most churches are closed societies. And most pastors are as deluded as their congregations thinking they are not.Kirby Winsteadnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2134143779763240356.post-70311403106403054022013-09-10T15:29:27.973-04:002013-09-10T15:29:27.973-04:00One of the advantages of the greeting time for our...One of the advantages of the greeting time for our church is that our church does not have a main entrance/exit and visitors sometimes come in and go out without giving members a chance to speak to them. Visitors are not pointed out or embarrassed publicly, but our members get a chance to speak to them and welcome them to our service before worship begins. I think it is like everything else there is a right and a wrong way to do things in a particular church and this is not right for everyone, but it can be good and effective if done right.Randy Koonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2134143779763240356.post-36193022879754331902013-09-10T15:00:06.447-04:002013-09-10T15:00:06.447-04:00Randy,
I do not know what the thinking was behind ...Randy,<br />I do not know what the thinking was behind it. But since I was just a guest speaker for four Sundays while they were in the process of calling a new pastor, I did not attempt to address the situation.<br /><br />TerryTerry W. Dorsetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00853614918122167720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2134143779763240356.post-85844959089949678202013-09-10T14:56:48.651-04:002013-09-10T14:56:48.651-04:00I can't imagine allowing the situation you des...I can't imagine allowing the situation you described continue to delay the service. We have our greeting time before the worship begins, right after announcements. After an appropriate amount of time the music leader gently calls us into the call to worship and we go into the flow of worship. I would never try to have a greeting time in the middle of worship. What is the thinking behind that?Randy Koonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2134143779763240356.post-88394410540597398982013-09-10T10:51:07.338-04:002013-09-10T10:51:07.338-04:00Thanks for sharing Jane. I completely agree.Thanks for sharing Jane. I completely agree.Terry W. Dorsetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00853614918122167720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2134143779763240356.post-21855509667274902442013-09-10T09:52:34.741-04:002013-09-10T09:52:34.741-04:00Since the very traditional church I was brought up...Since the very traditional church I was brought up in didn't have this I find this a big interruption in the focus of the service. A fellowship time after the end of the service gives much more time for meeting and greeting . At the very least, deacons, elders, greeters ushers or others who assist with the service should consider it their ministry to be on the lookout for those who need drawing in. I have often found that is a dear older lady with a wonderful smileJanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08651000591144377958noreply@blogger.com