[Alex Murphy]

At my church, in a large midwest city, our membership is approx 2,000. However, we have at services 1,000 people who are not members, some coming for 10+ years. 25% of our membership are former Roman Catholics. A great deal of our outreach is focused on letting people feel comfortable to ask questions, all kinds of adult Sunday school classes and in home evangelism.

The message on Sunday is ALWAYS straight from SCRIPTURE.

You could be describing the same church that I go to! But I would counter by asking whether the message is always "straight from Scripture or if the message is solely scripture. I know lots of "seeker sensitive" churches who refuse to preach the scriptures themselves, instead preaching messages derived from them, with maybe a verse or two thrown in to prove the pastor's still reading the real stuff for himself.

Don't want to make those newbies feel guilty for not bringing a Bible!

[Dr. Eckleburg]

Morning, Alex. Ping to 66 and 67.

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"You could be describing the same church that I go to! But I would counter by asking whether the message is always "straight from Scripture or if the message is solely scripture."
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The message is always solely SCRIPTURE. I know because we bring our Bibles and hold our pastor accountable.

One of the benefits of being a part of a large church is the different classes that are always being taught. If you are driven to mature the resources are there.