tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7588328928227524790.post7761403727993869200..comments2023-07-09T19:59:16.047+01:00Comments on Journeys of heart and mind: We need a new approachChris Jefferieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07024046243018838005noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7588328928227524790.post-67065798755760917412013-04-28T17:21:28.521+01:002013-04-28T17:21:28.521+01:00The main reason why so many find the church irrele...The main reason why so many find the church irrelevant is that it does nothing for them. Many churches hardly do anything to serve their local communities. I suggested at one church meeting that we should consider laying a wreath on Remembrance Sunday as something that we could do to show our face in the community rather than hiding away in our own building. In business they use the idea that I you have get to know people then like then then trust them enough to buy their products. Laying a wreath like that would be part of the know we are there so that people will eventually accept what we have to offer. It really has got that basic in many communities today. <br><br>There are loads of opportunities to serve the community. Support with debt management, job clubs or other help to find a job, reconxile workshops for those considering setting themselves up in business (the reconxile materials are the only ones I know that suggest each session starts with prayer), You can tell that the area I live in has one of the highest unemployment rates in the England. Every church though is surrounded by sick people or those shut in at home for other reasons. Many churches have rooms that they can hire to slimming groups etc. The community needs us yet we are sitting in our churches praying without putting legs on our prayers. <br><br>If a church can be trusted to help those who come through its doors then God will trust them with more people. Until we do things that show people that their lives will be improved by joining a church and finding a faith of their own then why would they bother even thinking about doing so. The future is in our own hands!Susannoreply@blogger.com