[fkabuckeyesrule]

Pastor at church referenced this article. It does make some valid points. People in church can be pretty superficial and most usually are. Perhaps that goes a long way to explaining decreasing church influence recently. Personally don't really care for this time most people just say good morning and that's it. So it seems fairly useless. I suspect that pastors have received letters from visitors in past saying that "I went to your church and no one said hi to me" so they do this so people atleast greet each other even if it is superficial.

[Daffy]

Thanks for your interesting survey, although your list is 0 for 10 at my TLM:

1.Having a stand up and greet ... - There’s NO TALKING in church. Socialize afterwards.
2.Unfriendly church members - Some are more outgoing; some less so. Everyone is polite.
3.Unsafe unclean children’s area. - There is no separate children’s area, but LOTS of kids.
4.No place to get information. - There’s a bookstore staffed by volunteer.
5.Bad church website. - Website exists but generally not needed.
6.Poor signage. - Sign on building tells exactly what needs to be known.
7.Insider church language. - Just ordinary Catholic faith.
8.Boring or bad service. - Mass is consistently excellent.
9.telling guests ... in their seat or pew. - Reserved seating not available.
10.Dirty facilities. - Not spotless, but tidy and clean enough.

[ViLaLuz]

I dislike the “greet your neighbor” moment, plus when the pastor says, “turn to your neighbor and say ________.”