Poll: Interacting with visitors at a Plain Anabaptist church

Christian ethics and theology with an Anabaptist perspective

I am more likely to interact with a visitor at my church if they…

1. appear to have similar values and interests as me.
5
22%
2. are happy and content at their traditional church.
1
4%
3. are looking for a church that is less traditional (one that is more spontaneous, spiritual, community oriented, outreach oriented, etc.)
0
No votes
4. are more traditional/conservative than me.
1
4%
5. are less traditional/conservative than me.
1
4%
6. are potentially interested in joining my church.
0
No votes
7. appear to be the sort of person who might wish for more friends.
4
17%
8. are friends or relatives of someone I know.
4
17%
9. are quite well known and appreciated (at least in some places)
1
4%
10. None of the above. I either interact with all visitors similarly or avoid interacting with visitors altogether.
6
26%
 
Total votes: 23

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Re: Poll: Interacting with visitors at a Plain Anabaptist church

Post by steve-in-kville »

steve-in-kville wrote: Mon May 22, 2023 3:58 pm
RZehr wrote: Sun May 21, 2023 5:39 pm I marked 1, 2, 4, 8.
But I will admit that I have the hardest time with Mennonites who I know used to be conservative, and have become liberal. I’m not exactly sure why. Probably best described in 3, 5. I can and do visit with them, and if I know them well personally, it isn’t a hinderance. And those frequent or infrequent Mennonet posters who have become more liberal, I don’t expect any difficult visiting with on my part at all, should we meet.
That is an interesting observation, and I know what you mean. 8-)
I thought of this after I posted... my wife has a distant relative who is leading a movement to resist the cape dress and headcovering under the concept that they represent "religious bondage." Needless to say, she blew up social media over the issue.
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