Welcoming is good, but it often means “passively waiting,” writes Joseph Yoo. Besides being welcoming, congregations “need to be invitational,” he adds. “It means going out into the world, making contact with people and building relationships with them.” To read more, click here.
I’m a Lutheran: Jillian Stierwalt
St. Andrew Lutheran Church, Portsmouth, Va. Personal care assistant St. Andrew was my mom’s first call as pastor. She’s been there for 10 years! The church has changed and grown…