Last month in January, I had the good fortune to “inherit” a service because our consulting minister was called out of town unexpectedly (well, kind-of unexpectedly). The title was already set and the topic already published; Extreme Welcoming.
I got into thinking about what makes up the idea of welcoming, and came to the conclusion that welcoming is something beyond tolerance, and even beyond acceptance. Welcoming is when we greet, with eagerness…