Invitations follow up ...

I really believe that many people who like their church do not invite many people to attend because they just don't think about it, but that is part of the point. Why don't they think about it when they think about informing friends about a restaurant or movie? I realize that people are not likely to be offended by information about a restaurant or movie and some might be about church. But seriously, when was the last time someone got mad at you for giving them information about a church? Unless we are obnoxious in how we inform them I don't see it happening very often.

It just seems that if something really matters to us that we would be active in telling others about what matters to us. Maybe that is the point, that our church doesn't matter that much to us. I agree that the big issue is Christ and our relationship with him rather than church. But I also know that without a fellowship of believers most of us will drift in our relationship with Christ. We just aren't that disciplined to do it completely on our own, myself included.

Maybe the issue is as simple as the fact that our church does prompt any excitement in us. That we go because we know, or have been told, that we should but are not moved by anthing in our church.

What do you think?