Communication

On the Today Show today they had an episode about influencing your neighbors.  They gave a couple several brands of products and had them mention them or talk about them at their social gatherings.  (These were people that had social gatherings often.)  Nine out of the ten people that they talked to went out and bought the product.  One of the products increased 1000% in sales in that area.  I started thinking about the way we market our Church and our love of Jesus.

Everyone, from the Districts, Conferences, Churches and individual Christians realize that we need to reach out to other people to bring them to Christ and bring them to Church.

I started thinking about the fact that they took a very social couple and got them to market their products during social meetings, parties and get-to-gathers.

Then it dawned on me, today, very few people meet in a relaxed, social atmosphere just to socialize and enjoy each others company.  We used to socialize on our front porches, in our communities and neighborhoods, at our social school functions (family fun nights, fund raiser, picnics, square dances, etc.), Church outings to parks, dams, pools, etc. and just neighbors getting together to sit in their front yard and talk.  Remember all of the Tupperware parties, the Avon parties, etc. 

Our communications have gone from personal to electronic.  This lack of personal communication and opportunities for personal communications have made it harder for us to find opportunities to reach out to the non-believers to promote our beliefs. 

Everyone is so very busy now that they don’t have time to socialize and relax and that lack of socialization and relaxation is hampering our communication with others.

Do I have a suggestion?  No.

Do I know what to do about the situation?  No

Do I think that this is something that our Church should be thinking about?  Yes

In Christ’s love,
Lynda