Tuesday, September 29, 2015

WHY THE COMMUNITY MODEL OF CHURCH WORKS


Last Sunday, before I preached at the grand opening of Cornerstone Centre near Toronto, a woman approached me in the lobby.  She said, "I used to go to a church based community centre in Toronto - my daughter and I loved it - we shared in many activities there.  But that church never grew.  Why not?"  I asked, "Did you ever attend a service there?"  "No."  "Did anyone ever invite you?"  "No."  "Did you get to know many of the church members?"  "I don't know if the people I met were members or not - no one ever talked about the church."