Good Fences Make Empty Churches

There is an old saying, “Good fences make good neighbors.” This is popularly attributed to Robert Frost. It's from his poem “Mending Wall.” People say this as a way of saying that good boundaries are healthy and good. 

I don’t digress. I believe people should have proper boundaries. I do have a problem with this, though. First, I believe Robert Frost was saying this tongue-in-cheek. I don’t think he saw any practicality in the fence between his neighboring property. 

Second, I think many churches sit empty on Sunday mornings because they are more concerned about their boundaries than about being a good neighbor. Rules for this, rules for that. They would site them as proper boundaries, but really they are just protecting themselves from any risk when dealing with people. 

Our mission at FBC Williamston is this: “We Help People Follow Jesus”.  If we are going to help people follow Jesus, there is an element of risk to that. We cannot insulate ourselves from danger without isolating ourselves from the very people we are trying to help.

Think about this today. 

Bless you

• Pastor.