Comments on: The Fatal Flaw Of a Church Potluck http://www.modernekklesia.com/2010/06/the-fatal-flaw-of-a-church-potluck.html Some thoughts on the intersection of church, leadership, and technology. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 22:08:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Rodlie Ortiz http://www.modernekklesia.com/2010/06/the-fatal-flaw-of-a-church-potluck.html/comment-page-1#comment-708 Rodlie Ortiz Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.modernekklesia.com/?p=1105#comment-708 So glad, Jon. Please come back here and share how it goes if you guys try it out. I'd love to hear your experience. And thanks for the video. So glad, Jon. Please come back here and share how it goes if you guys try it out. I’d love to hear your experience. And thanks for the video.

]]> By: Wags http://www.modernekklesia.com/2010/06/the-fatal-flaw-of-a-church-potluck.html/comment-page-1#comment-707 Wags Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.modernekklesia.com/?p=1105#comment-707 Timely. Seriously. Great ideas, Rodlie! I was just talking with one of my elders who is helping with our hospitality ministry and we were talking about how we are thinking about cutting down our potlucks to just one. Then having people invite guests over for lunch. Tim has just finished a sermon series on hospitality you might be interested in: http://www.louisvillefirstsda.com/article.php?id=88. We'll toss this idea around and see what people think about it. Timely. Seriously.

Great ideas, Rodlie! I was just talking with one of my elders who is helping with our hospitality ministry and we were talking about how we are thinking about cutting down our potlucks to just one. Then having people invite guests over for lunch. Tim has just finished a sermon series on hospitality you might be interested in: http://www.louisvillefirstsda.com/article.php?id=88.

We’ll toss this idea around and see what people think about it.

]]> By: Rodlie Ortiz http://www.modernekklesia.com/2010/06/the-fatal-flaw-of-a-church-potluck.html/comment-page-1#comment-706 Rodlie Ortiz Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.modernekklesia.com/?p=1105#comment-706 Yeah, it's super simple and seems to work well. Thanks for the comment! Yeah, it’s super simple and seems to work well. Thanks for the comment!

]]> By: Joshua Majors http://www.modernekklesia.com/2010/06/the-fatal-flaw-of-a-church-potluck.html/comment-page-1#comment-704 Joshua Majors Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.modernekklesia.com/?p=1105#comment-704 When I was in CA, our church had a potluck once a month, the attendance was usually good, but after reading your post I recall many "sitters", lol. The other 3 weeks, many of the church members would often take certain weeks and do the, "inviting" of church members mixed with visitors to their homes, 2-3 families. That seemed to work very well for small group development and fellowship with new members and older members. When I think about the idea of having refreshments after church like you described it seems like a great idea. In most churches I have been too their is usually many people who congregate and talk for a bit after church and I could see how providing refreshments would provide more opportunities for church members to socialize and become better aquatinted. One church I visited was providing refreshments before sabbath school, mainly for the young adults of the church but many members were present. I think they were striving to get more people than to meet and greet. Great idea's Rodlie! Have a excellent week. When I was in CA, our church had a potluck once a month, the attendance was usually good, but after reading your post I recall many “sitters”, lol. The other 3 weeks, many of the church members would often take certain weeks and do the, “inviting” of church members mixed with visitors to their homes, 2-3 families. That seemed to work very well for small group development and fellowship with new members and older members.
When I think about the idea of having refreshments after church like you described it seems like a great idea. In most churches I have been too their is usually many people who congregate and talk for a bit after church and I could see how providing refreshments would provide more opportunities for church members to socialize and become better aquatinted. One church I visited was providing refreshments before sabbath school, mainly for the young adults of the church but many members were present. I think they were striving to get more people than to meet and greet. Great idea’s Rodlie! Have a excellent week.

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