Reblogged from Serve Him in the Waiting
Good to know I am not the only one who finds this mandated interaction called “greet your neighbor” awkward and unnatural. The image below seems familiar…. I call this particular formation “The Gauntlet“….. Pivot left, shake, smile, pivot right, offer a “good morning”, left again, oops, almost missed one, right again….here, take a bulletin….. It tends to leave one a tad dizzy and breathless. Not surprisingly, visitors often head up to the balcony to avoid it altogether. –S.T. Lloyd
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By Thom S. Rainer , Christian Post Contributor
You never know what will strike a nerve in the blogosphere. A blog post I wrote Saturday went viral, and the comments, discussion, and debate are still taking place at that post.
It was really a simple article. I did a Twitter poll (not scientific, I assure you) asking first-time church guests what factors made them decide not to return. I listed the top ten in order of frequency.
The surprise factor was the number one issue. Many first-time guests really don’t like the time of stand and greet one another that some churches have. According to the Twitter responses and comments on the post, many guests really don’t like it, so much so that they will not return [...]
Read more via Should Your Church Stop Having a Stand and Greet Time?.
Good to know I am not the only one who finds this mandated interaction called “greet your neighbor” awkward and unnatural. The image below seems familiar…. I call this particular formation “The Gauntlet“….. Pivot left, shake, smile, pivot right, offer a “good morning”, left again, oops, almost missed one, right again….here, take a bulletin….. It tends to leave one a tad dizzy and breathless. Not surprisingly, visitors often head up to the balcony to avoid it altogether. –S.T. Lloyd
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By Thom S. Rainer , Christian Post Contributor
You never know what will strike a nerve in the blogosphere. A blog post I wrote Saturday went viral, and the comments, discussion, and debate are still taking place at that post.
It was really a simple article. I did a Twitter poll (not scientific, I assure you) asking first-time church guests what factors made them decide not to return. I listed the top ten in order of frequency.
The surprise factor was the number one issue. Many first-time guests really don’t like the time of stand and greet one another that some churches have. According to the Twitter responses and comments on the post, many guests really don’t like it, so much so that they will not return [...]
Read more via Should Your Church Stop Having a Stand and Greet Time?.
