Churches often have some strange prohibitions for what’s allowed in the facility. Some make more sense that others. Today, we discuss 11 of them.
Episode Highlights:
- “The prohibition of food and drink in a church service is past its prime in today’s culture.”
- It’s extremely helpful to have signs in your children’s ministry telling parents the snack for the day.
- Pews are waning and chairs are becoming the seating of choice in churches.
- Don’t put prohibitions on your church facility that make it more difficult to reach people for Christ.
The 11 prohibitions we discuss are:
- Alcohol
- Drinks and food
- Yoga
- Other churches using the worship center
- Peanuts
- Smoking
- Animals
- Hunting civil war relics with a metal detector
- Dancing
- Folding chairs
- Allowing sex offenders on the campus
Resources mentioned in this episode include:
- ChurchAnswers.com
- ChurchReplanters.com
- Replanter Assessment
- Find more resources at the Revitalize & Replant page at ThomRainer.com
Revitalize & Replant is sponsored by the North American Mission Board and ChurchReplanters.com. More than 10% of churches in North America are at risk of closing and the North American Mission Board is committed to reversing this trend by decreasing the death rate of existing churches while simultaneously increasing the birth rate of new churches. To learn more about what it means to become a replanting pastor or to explore resources for replanting and revitalization in your own church, visit ChurchReplanters.com.
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