Just thought I'd do a little leadership processing.
My goal this past Sunday was to greet as many people as possible. I love shaking hands or patting people on the back. And I honestly think a personal prayer or hand shake can mean as much to people as a sermon! One of the things I love about Jesus is that he was touchable. I really try to greet as many people coming in and going out of church as possible. And I think we have to be more intentional because four messages are video each Sunday!
Here is the one of the realities we deal with a National Community Church: the spaces we meet in are a huge determining factor in how people act and feel at NCC. Every room has a psychology!
For example, coffeehouses are places where people hang out. They are natural gathering places or third places. And I've noticed that people naturally hang out after our Ebenezers services. But movie theaters are places people go to watch something. It is more of a spectator environment. Don't get me wrong. I love movie theaters! It is our long-term vision: meeting in movie theaters at metro stops around the DC area! But we've noticed a tendency toward spectatorship at our movie theater campuses. So we need to guard against that. I love the fact that people feel comfortable coming to a theater. And in a sense, they can seek anonymously. But we also need to be as intentional as we can possibly be about being as friendly as we can possibly be!
I really want us to up our friendliness factor at all locations! And that means NCCers need to adopt a simple motto: just say hi!
My goal this past Sunday was to greet as many people as possible. I love shaking hands or patting people on the back. And I honestly think a personal prayer or hand shake can mean as much to people as a sermon! One of the things I love about Jesus is that he was touchable. I really try to greet as many people coming in and going out of church as possible. And I think we have to be more intentional because four messages are video each Sunday!
Here is the one of the realities we deal with a National Community Church: the spaces we meet in are a huge determining factor in how people act and feel at NCC. Every room has a psychology!
For example, coffeehouses are places where people hang out. They are natural gathering places or third places. And I've noticed that people naturally hang out after our Ebenezers services. But movie theaters are places people go to watch something. It is more of a spectator environment. Don't get me wrong. I love movie theaters! It is our long-term vision: meeting in movie theaters at metro stops around the DC area! But we've noticed a tendency toward spectatorship at our movie theater campuses. So we need to guard against that. I love the fact that people feel comfortable coming to a theater. And in a sense, they can seek anonymously. But we also need to be as intentional as we can possibly be about being as friendly as we can possibly be!
I really want us to up our friendliness factor at all locations! And that means NCCers need to adopt a simple motto: just say hi!
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