When we're away from home, we try to worship at a church nearby. One thing I notice is that the more successful a church is, the less friendly the congregation. We went to a wonderful choral Eucharist this morning in London. Everything was perfect and the church
community was obviously doing all the right things except...when we went and had coffee in the hall nobody spoke to us. You know when you're standing there, you catch someone's eye, and their gaze slides off you and they're off to find someone more interesting? This happened several times and was so dispiriting, especially as everybody around us was engaged in back slapping, hugging and animated conversation. After a while we gave up and left. It wasn't the end of the world for us, as we were only visiting, but I feel sorry for newcomers to churches that behave in such a cold way to newcomers.
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lucydogz · 03/12/2017 22:27
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