New faces

Having attended a couple of church meetings in the last three years where concerns have been raised about aging congregations and dwindling membership; it is refreshing to be discussing the fact that there are quite a few new people coming to share worship with us. The challenge now is to be welcoming and friendly, without being off-putting! I have attended services at churches where I felt “pounced on” at the end of the service because I was a new face. Sometimes we are so glad to see new people that we can be a little too enthusiastic with our friendliness!