Faithfulness > Attendance

Church

http://www.pcusa.org/blogs/comings-and-goings/2014/9/10/faithfulness-attendance/

Like all churches, First Pres Homewood still has a ways to go.  But these community dinners are little pictures of the Kingdom of Heaven.

Very few of the guests at the community dinners have come to church on Sunday morning.  These events have not boosted the attendance.  On the other hand, they have boosted the faithfulness of the congregation as an outpost of the mission of Jesus Christ…