Is Your Church Ready For Shady People?
03/16/20 • 39 min
In this episode we discuss...
- how your church should respond when shady people come through the door!
- We've all had folks walk into our doors on a Sunday morning looking and acting strange!
- What should we do in these scenarios?
- Solutions!
- Love them!
- 1 Cor. 13.
- Shepherd.
- Guarding the flock should imply doing everything it takes to keep the people safe.
- Showing hospitality means protecting those you’ve asked to attend the service.
- Trained security team.
- Do a walk-thru, find vulnerable areas, clearly label entrance doors, hallways, classrooms, etc...
- Child Safety.
- Check-in, window in the doors, physical guard, and background checks.
- Lock the church doors during the service, but keep a person nearby to let people in.
- Have an easy way to communicate a concern you have to a security team member.
- Engage shady people.
- Ask questions, look in the eyes, etc.
- Have someone shadow them.
- Love them!
Links for our Top Two's:
- Robert Wuthnow's The Left Behind
- Pastor swap
- Homemade Hand Sanitizer
- Take your meetings on the road
CONTACT (give us feedback, topic ideas, or just say hey)
Call and leave a message at (570) 724-3741
Email: [email protected]
Website: http://ruralpastorstalk.buzzsprout.com/
SOCIAL MEDIA
Facebook: http://facebook.com/ruralpastorstalk
Twitter: @ruralpastorsLISTEN
In this episode we discuss...
- how your church should respond when shady people come through the door!
- We've all had folks walk into our doors on a Sunday morning looking and acting strange!
- What should we do in these scenarios?
- Solutions!
- Love them!
- 1 Cor. 13.
- Shepherd.
- Guarding the flock should imply doing everything it takes to keep the people safe.
- Showing hospitality means protecting those you’ve asked to attend the service.
- Trained security team.
- Do a walk-thru, find vulnerable areas, clearly label entrance doors, hallways, classrooms, etc...
- Child Safety.
- Check-in, window in the doors, physical guard, and background checks.
- Lock the church doors during the service, but keep a person nearby to let people in.
- Have an easy way to communicate a concern you have to a security team member.
- Engage shady people.
- Ask questions, look in the eyes, etc.
- Have someone shadow them.
- Love them!
Links for our Top Two's:
- Robert Wuthnow's The Left Behind
- Pastor swap
- Homemade Hand Sanitizer
- Take your meetings on the road
CONTACT (give us feedback, topic ideas, or just say hey)
Call and leave a message at (570) 724-3741
Email: [email protected]
Website: http://ruralpastorstalk.buzzsprout.com/
SOCIAL MEDIA
Facebook: http://facebook.com/ruralpastorstalk
Twitter: @ruralpastorsLISTEN
Previous Episode
Does Your Church Need a Tour Guide?
In this episode we discuss...
- does your church need a tour guide?
- What was your favorite childhood tour?
- Church services are more important than factories, geological features, or art museums, but few church leaders see the need for a dynamic tour guide to enthusiastically bring the elements of the service to life for the people who attend.
- We ASSUME everyone knows what we’re doing and why we’re doing it.
- We allow tradition to determine how our services are structured.
- We allow people we don’t want to offend or are afraid of to determine how our services are structured.
- We just mimic what we remember growing up with
- or what we saw at the church we went to a conference at
- or what some church growth book said to do.
- Solutions:
- Know what you’re doing, why you’re doing it, and what God intends as a result. Effective service leading begins with effective service planning. Conviction is king!
- Find a tour guide! But maybe don’t call him that.
- The best term in the church is SERVICE LEADER.
- NOTE: You need to demonstrate this by being a dynamic tour guide.
- As service leader: Assume you’re the only one in the room who knows why you’re doing what you’re doing
- Why this Scripture reading? Why this prayer? How should I understand the lyrics of this song? What should I do if my kids get loud? Should I stick around after the service?
- Service leaders bring to life details we otherwise miss or fail to appreciate.
- As service leader: Be so moved by the Gospel and excited about God’s work in the congregation through the Sunday morning gathering that you can’t help but get excited and communicate excitedly.
- The service leader should be just as excited to show off the liturgy as Willy Wonka was to exhibit the everlasting gobstopper.
Links for our Top Two's:
- Teachy Momma Podcast
- JC Ryle’s Commentary on John
- Playmobil Martin Luther
- Having an event? Ask the community for donations!
- Dried Pinto Beans and Long Grain Rice
CONTACT (give us feedback, topic ideas, or just say hey)
Call and leave a message at (570) 724-3741
Email: [email protected]
Website: http://ruralpastorstalk.buzzsprout.com/
SOCIAL MEDIA
Facebook: http://facebook.com/ruralpastorstalk
Twitter: @ruralpastorsLISTEN
Next Episode
The Corona Virus is Here. Now What?!
In this episode we discuss...
- COVID-19 and our response as the LORD's Church.
- As much as we want to gather, right now, we shouldn’t gather together! (At least for now)
- This is not an issue where the church is being specifically targeted. Everybody needs to do their best to “flatten the curve.” There is a sense of civic duty, obedience to government officials and good Christian witness.
- The Corona Virus is very contagious! Droplets, surfaces, 3-hour aerosol...
- We serve people who are in high risk of not just catching it but becoming very, very sick if not dying!
- Federal guidelines of not meeting in groups of 10 or more...
- Folks over 65 shouldn’t be out and about...
- So, what should the church do?!? We are called to love one another, gather together, sing songs with enthusiasm, great one another with a holy kiss and worship Jesus...TOGETHER!
- Solutions:
- Focus on the VISION! Stick to the MISSION! Accomplish the GOAL:
- A pandemic doesn’t stop the church. It actually provides incredible opportunity for ministry, service, evangelism (softened hearts) and displays of love and ways to glorify Christ!
- Communicate with leadership (staff) and saints:
- Make decisions with your elders, or leadership!
- There is wisdom in many Counselors!
- Proverbs 11:14 “14 ... in an abundance of counselors there is safety.”
- THE SAINTS - They need you to lead them, care for them and equip them for the work of the ministry!
- How can we minister to those who need ministered to? Who needs ministered to? How are we going to know when that changes?
- Phone, text, email, website, FB, Facebook Live, smoke signal, other social media, phone chain, Breeze...
- Figure out the best way for you to do services, or decide whether you are going to do services or not?
- How are you going to handle giving?
- Online Giving
- Text Giving
- Mailing in checks
- How are you going to minister to the vulnerable and sick?
- Groceries
- Dr. Visits
- Prayer Time
- Ministry of “being there”
- Remember, this is short term stuff.
- What are we going to do in the future?
- How will you celebrate the reunion of the body?
- Focus on the VISION! Stick to the MISSION! Accomplish the GOAL:
- As much as we want to gather, right now, we shouldn’t gather together! (At least for now)
Links for our Top Two's:
- zoom.us
- Dollar General
- Ubeesize S Phone Tripod
- Venison (Wild Meat)
- HDMI Capture Care
CONTACT (give us feedback, topic ideas, or just say hey)
Call and leave a message at (570) 724-3741
Email: [email protected]
Website: http://ruralpastorstalk.buzzsprout.com/
SOCIAL MEDIA
Facebook: http://facebook.com/ruralpastorstalk
Twitter: @ruralpastorsLISTEN
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