Conversations at Arby’s

Yesterday Daryl and I decided to snag a healthy lunch at Arby’s.  No meal is complete without great conversations.  I had two of them.

My first conversation was with a couple that asked if we were from Lifepoint.  I’m not sure what gave us away…but I’m thinking our orange Lifepoint shirts had something to do with it.  The couple had never been to Lifepoint but had several neighbors who attend.  During the conversation the nice lady told me that her neighbor said, “Lifepoint is really good but you can only attend for a month if you don’t want to get involved.”  I laughed.

The funny thing is that what she said is true…for the most part.  We’ve never put a time limit on how long someone can attend without serving.  We are very serious about people using their gifts to serve in the local church to help advance the kingdom of God.  The last thing we want are lazy, self-centered, feed-me-seymour-Christians who say they love God but refuse to inconvenience themselves for the sake of those who don’t know Jesus.  We fully expect people to participate and engage in the work of God.  Why would someone want to attend a church that they don’t want to be involved in?  On the flip side, if someone does not know Jesus than there is no expectation for them to serve.  We are here to serve them and open doors for them to meet Jesus.

My second conversation went like this…”We need better lighting because you look older on the video than in real life.”  I wasn’t sure what to say to that…  thanks.

Have you had any crazy conversations about your church around town?