Well, it's hard to know what to report about VBS this week. One of the the things that I love about it is that I feel like I am doing something everyday to bring the Gospel to folks. At our church, a lot of the VBS attendees are not members, so we have no idea if the things we share with them are brand new or if we are reinforcing soemthing. I actually like living in the mystery of that a little. Sharing it like it's new is not a bad thing, even when it's news we are used to. But moving on...

Going back to my "original" thought about doing something everyday to bring the Gospel to folks, I like this part, and I have mixed feelings about it. One thing I hope to have done every week is make two little boys and their parents feel welmcome, happy and comfortable at church. the boys were having separation "issues", Mom was stressing a bit about their behavior, and I hope that I was able to make them all comfortable. And that had nothing to do (directly) with the gospel. It was easy to tell these people needed some reassurance. Preschoolers don't hide their opinions very well, it was easy to see they needed help. Now, I wonder who is around every Sunday, or on another day, not showing their feelings and emotions, that needs our help to get a little more comfortable? How can we do that with out knowing specifically who these people. Welcoming people (and I assume make them feel warm & fuzzy) is indeed at the heart of the gospel, so, this should be a priority.

I continue....at my church, we have visitor's parking spots, greeters at the door, a very easy to use bulletin, communion instructions, and more signs directing people where to go than we have people sometimes. I think all of these things are good.

But, what are you doing? Let share ideas and think outside the box. How can we all be better at welcoming the strangers (and maybe the strange) among us?