Friday, January 1, 2010

The Benefit of Tuesday Church


Even though "doing church" mid-week on Tuesday evenings has its costs, it has it benefits too.
  • Colorado is the "thinnest state" in America with only 18.9% of its population being classified as obsess. This is mainly due to people being very active. Having a church that meets on Tuesday does not conflict with the active weekend lifestyle of Coloradans.
  • Not meeting on a Sunday makes going to "church" less foreboding to those outside the church. It removes the stigma that Sunday is some how more holy than other days. (Maybe if they go to church on a weekday, God won't strike them with lightning.)
  • Some outside the church are more likely to visit a church after work, during the week, than they are to change their weekend plans in order get up on a Sunday morning, get dressed up (because that's what you do, right?) and head to a sacred place to meet God.
  • Meeting on Tuesday, and not Sundays, gives those inside the church a chance to be out and about with friends, family and neighbors who don't go to church. It becomes a missional value to be with those outside the faith on their turf and on their schedules.
  • Finding a place to meet is easy since we are not in competition with other churches (plants or those without buildings) for gathering space.
  • There is no competition with the NFL for Sunday loyalties.
  • Meeting on Tuesday sends a message to people that this is not church as usual.

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