Church Is Messy: Honor Guests Enthusiastically and Belong Before You Believe
In this continuing series of looking at the mission, vision, and values of Autumn Ridge Church, Rick and Svea turn their attention to values three and four: 3) Honor guests enthusiastically and 4) belong before you believe.
Topics discussed in this episode:
Topics discussed in this episode:
- 00:00 Intro
- 03:20 Coming to church can be difficult. Knowing people are coming in feeling anxious, what do we want them to experience?
- 05:32 Hospitality in the church.
- 07:09 Honor guests enthusiastically: we care more about your experience than our own.
- 10:16 What are some practical ways we try to honor guests enthusiastically?
- 13:54 What does it "cost" us to pursue honoring guests?
- 17:07 Belong before you believe. Probably our most misunderstood value.
- 22:23 Is there an expiration date on how long someone can belong before they believe?
- 24:01 You don't have to change anything about you to be around us.
- 27:16 The dispositions, attitudes and mindsets that help live out this value well.
- 29:19 Simple steps to take.
- 30:41 Answering a different question: The fear of compromising the gospel to be a welcoming church.
