Greetings Members and Friends of Faith Church,
“Summertime, and the living is easy. Fish are jumping. The cotton is high…,” and so forth and so forth goes the song.
With kids out of school, vacations planned and experienced, and more daylight to enjoy the great out-of-doors, summertime living is easier. But not so much for local churches.
With all the circumstances coming together for a perfect storm against church attendance, most churches have fewer attendees during summer months compared to other seasons. All the empty spaces often promote negative feelings for those folks who faithfully attend worship services and Sunday School.
The author of the book of Hebrews wrote, “Let us consider how to provoke one another to love and good deeds, not neglecting to meet together….but encouraging one another.” (Hebrews 10:25) We all know how encouraging it is to be at a worship service with more seats occupied than unoccupied. We each need all the encouragement we can get to follow Christ as we should.
So, as your pastor, I encourage you to encourage your church friends by doing your best to be as regular as possible at worship services during this summer. As the body of Christ we need to stay as connected as possible with each other. There’s power in presence.
Yes, may this summertime be a time of easier living for us all, but not at the expense of worshiping God regularly with your church family at Faith.
In God’s great grace with you,
Pastor Gary
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