You don't need to spend too long searching on the Internet, reading blogs, visiting chat rooms etc. to know that there are plenty of people out there in cyberspace who are fascinated by Jesus but who can't stand the church. And there are all kinds of reasons as to why this might be. Some will have had a boring experience of church as a child and longed for the day when they were old enough never to have to return. Others may have been an active member of a church until something happened that brought disillusionment. Others have experienced the gap between what some people in church say but then go and do - the gap for example between love, forgiveness and grace on the one hand and a harsh judgemental attitude on the other.But whatever the reason, this coming Sunday is Back to Church Sunday. An opportunity for those who attend church to invite their friends, who may have attended church in the past but no longer do so. For those of us who attend to church to say to our friends, 'Do you want to come along to something I really enjoy doing?'
And if you're fascinated by Jesus but can't stand the church, use this coming Sunday to find a local church that is holding a Back to Church service and give it go. You never know - you may be totally surprised by what you find.
