Comments on: Women with a Mission: When You’re at Church http://heavenlyhomemakers.com/women-with-a-mission-when-youre-at-church Encouraging women in homemaking, healthy eating and parenting Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:08:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.1 By: Michele http://heavenlyhomemakers.com/women-with-a-mission-when-youre-at-church/comment-page-1#comment-19122 Michele Fri, 08 May 2009 11:29:21 +0000 http://heavenlyhomemakers.com/women-with-a-mission-when-youre-at-church#comment-19122 WOW! I know this is late but I just found your site (and I love it btw!) I feel so strongly about what you wrote. 6 years ago when we found our church... that is what kept us there. The different "types" of people speaking to us and making us feel at home (even the first Sunday we visited!) We love our church for this reason. I in return speak to everyone! Although, growing up I'm told is the way I was anyhow! But thank the good Lord that I still am that way!!! Blessings! WOW! I know this is late but I just found your site (and I love it btw!) I feel so strongly about what you wrote. 6 years ago when we found our church… that is what kept us there. The different “types” of people speaking to us and making us feel at home (even the first Sunday we visited!) We love our church for this reason. I in return speak to everyone! Although, growing up I’m told is the way I was anyhow! But thank the good Lord that I still am that way!!! Blessings!

]]> By: Melissa Ringstaff http://heavenlyhomemakers.com/women-with-a-mission-when-youre-at-church/comment-page-1#comment-14300 Melissa Ringstaff Thu, 19 Feb 2009 21:13:09 +0000 http://heavenlyhomemakers.com/women-with-a-mission-when-youre-at-church#comment-14300 I just wanted to same AMEN! I am a pastor's wife now... but I used to be the young, VERY shy, lonely one in the congregation. Unfortunately, most of the time no one took the time to get to know me. And I desperately needed a friend. People often forget that just because they have friends that not everyone is so blessed. This is one of my passions now as God has worked miracles in my own life. Thank you for the article! I just wanted to same AMEN! I am a pastor’s wife now… but I used to be the young, VERY shy, lonely one in the congregation. Unfortunately, most of the time no one took the time to get to know me. And I desperately needed a friend. People often forget that just because they have friends that not everyone is so blessed. This is one of my passions now as God has worked miracles in my own life. Thank you for the article!

]]> By: Andrea in Alaska http://heavenlyhomemakers.com/women-with-a-mission-when-youre-at-church/comment-page-1#comment-14297 Andrea in Alaska Thu, 19 Feb 2009 20:08:11 +0000 http://heavenlyhomemakers.com/women-with-a-mission-when-youre-at-church#comment-14297 I am so blessed to belong to a congregation that doesn't know a stranger. People who come visit us in the summer, end up sending us Christmas cards for years! :) I know we always have room for growth, though. I especially am far too quick to ride the coattails of everyone elses' friendliness and not reach out to people because others are. Also, a lot of people who have been around a while, are getting lost in the cracks, or who just don't "mesh" well with others can be neglected for that new face. Another thing I have to remind myself is that honest to goodness shyness can so easily be interpreted as aloofness or a stuck-up attitude, which is SO SAD! A big smile and being as sincere and real as possible seem to be pretty good remedies for that. Now, I am just challenged to go do it! I am so blessed to belong to a congregation that doesn’t know a stranger. People who come visit us in the summer, end up sending us Christmas cards for years! :) I know we always have room for growth, though. I especially am far too quick to ride the coattails of everyone elses’ friendliness and not reach out to people because others are. Also, a lot of people who have been around a while, are getting lost in the cracks, or who just don’t “mesh” well with others can be neglected for that new face.

Another thing I have to remind myself is that honest to goodness shyness can so easily be interpreted as aloofness or a stuck-up attitude, which is SO SAD! A big smile and being as sincere and real as possible seem to be pretty good remedies for that.

Now, I am just challenged to go do it!

]]> By: Jessie http://heavenlyhomemakers.com/women-with-a-mission-when-youre-at-church/comment-page-1#comment-14292 Jessie Thu, 19 Feb 2009 17:48:48 +0000 http://heavenlyhomemakers.com/women-with-a-mission-when-youre-at-church#comment-14292 this is a great post and something a lot of church members need to hear (myself included). we forget what it's like to be a visitor too quickly - or even one that is just out on an edge and needing someone to reach out and pull them back in. interesting that you chose to write about this at this particular time...I am on staff at a church and we were just discussing, in our weekly meeting on Tuesday, that a guest that came to our worship services for the first time this week commented to our minister that they had been visiting lots of different churches over the past several months and our congregation was the very first one that had people go out of their way to even speak to them! what a sad commentary that is on christian churches - we should be the most friendly places they visit! it's just another good lesson for me to be more welcoming and loving to those I have never met...not something that comes naturally for me, but definitely something I am called to do. this is a great post and something a lot of church members need to hear (myself included). we forget what it’s like to be a visitor too quickly – or even one that is just out on an edge and needing someone to reach out and pull them back in. interesting that you chose to write about this at this particular time…I am on staff at a church and we were just discussing, in our weekly meeting on Tuesday, that a guest that came to our worship services for the first time this week commented to our minister that they had been visiting lots of different churches over the past several months and our congregation was the very first one that had people go out of their way to even speak to them! what a sad commentary that is on christian churches – we should be the most friendly places they visit! it’s just another good lesson for me to be more welcoming and loving to those I have never met…not something that comes naturally for me, but definitely something I am called to do.

]]> By: Sharon http://heavenlyhomemakers.com/women-with-a-mission-when-youre-at-church/comment-page-1#comment-14282 Sharon Thu, 19 Feb 2009 15:33:42 +0000 http://heavenlyhomemakers.com/women-with-a-mission-when-youre-at-church#comment-14282 Amen and Amen! Amen and Amen!

]]> By: Roberta Anne http://heavenlyhomemakers.com/women-with-a-mission-when-youre-at-church/comment-page-1#comment-14281 Roberta Anne Thu, 19 Feb 2009 15:00:41 +0000 http://heavenlyhomemakers.com/women-with-a-mission-when-youre-at-church#comment-14281 Very timely message for me as I have been working on this. I am trying so hard to learn to remember names and to take the initiative. Thanks for the reminder. Roberta Anne Very timely message for me as I have been working on this. I am trying so hard to learn to remember names and to take the initiative. Thanks for the reminder.

Roberta Anne

]]> By: Amanda http://heavenlyhomemakers.com/women-with-a-mission-when-youre-at-church/comment-page-1#comment-14280 Amanda Thu, 19 Feb 2009 15:00:05 +0000 http://heavenlyhomemakers.com/women-with-a-mission-when-youre-at-church#comment-14280 I come at it from a different angle as I currently do not belong to a church. And one reason I don't is that I am afraid to go to a new church by myself because I will not know anybody. If I was greeted with smiles and a few friendly hellos, I wouldn't be so nervous about going and trying out new churches. I would really like to find a church that I can feel part of, but have not been able to find one yet and have had some bad experiences trying out churches. I know that someday I will walk into the right church, people will greet me and invite me to sit with them and have coffee during fellowship time and I will have found my place of worship. I just pray it happens sooner than later. I come at it from a different angle as I currently do not belong to a church. And one reason I don’t is that I am afraid to go to a new church by myself because I will not know anybody.

If I was greeted with smiles and a few friendly hellos, I wouldn’t be so nervous about going and trying out new churches. I would really like to find a church that I can feel part of, but have not been able to find one yet and have had some bad experiences trying out churches.

I know that someday I will walk into the right church, people will greet me and invite me to sit with them and have coffee during fellowship time and I will have found my place of worship. I just pray it happens sooner than later.

]]> By: soonermomof7 http://heavenlyhomemakers.com/women-with-a-mission-when-youre-at-church/comment-page-1#comment-14279 soonermomof7 Thu, 19 Feb 2009 14:33:03 +0000 http://heavenlyhomemakers.com/women-with-a-mission-when-youre-at-church#comment-14279 This post is truly inspired, Laura. I'm a doer (a choleric temperament), but will spend my lifetime working on softening my approach to people. We MUST share the light of Christ with those around us...in any way we are called to do it. The best way is eye to eye, caring heart to broken heart, one on one. Our lives are made of moments...live them well....we live and move "in" Christ. Let us bring His love to our hurting world. Pray and do what He tells you. Stay connected to the vine, who is Christ. This post is truly inspired, Laura. I’m a doer (a choleric temperament), but will spend my lifetime working on softening my approach to people. We MUST share the light of Christ with those around us…in any way we are called to do it. The best way is eye to eye, caring heart to broken heart, one on one. Our lives are made of moments…live them well….we live and move “in” Christ. Let us bring His love to our hurting world. Pray and do what He tells you. Stay connected to the vine, who is Christ.

]]> By: Alexis Green http://heavenlyhomemakers.com/women-with-a-mission-when-youre-at-church/comment-page-1#comment-14277 Alexis Green Thu, 19 Feb 2009 14:10:32 +0000 http://heavenlyhomemakers.com/women-with-a-mission-when-youre-at-church#comment-14277 Thank you so much for this! I started going to church for the first time a bit over a year ago. I had tried out several churches, looking for a fit. Finally I found one--partly because the congregation was so warm, friendly, and reached out to me. I try every week to do what they do--share the peace with friends, neighbors, and someone new. Thank you so much for this! I started going to church for the first time a bit over a year ago. I had tried out several churches, looking for a fit. Finally I found one–partly because the congregation was so warm, friendly, and reached out to me. I try every week to do what they do–share the peace with friends, neighbors, and someone new.

]]> By: Tracey - Girls to Grow http://heavenlyhomemakers.com/women-with-a-mission-when-youre-at-church/comment-page-1#comment-14276 Tracey - Girls to Grow Thu, 19 Feb 2009 13:52:32 +0000 http://heavenlyhomemakers.com/women-with-a-mission-when-youre-at-church#comment-14276 What a great reminder for me. I do sometimes get comfortable sitting in the same spot, talking to the same friends and failing to make the extra effort it takes to reach out to others. I hope to be more cognizant of those who are in need and seek to meet that need, whatever it may be. What a great reminder for me. I do sometimes get comfortable sitting in the same spot, talking to the same friends and failing to make the extra effort it takes to reach out to others. I hope to be more cognizant of those who are in need and seek to meet that need, whatever it may be.

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