Statement of Apostolic Policy

[notofworks]

Originally Posted by John Atkinson

We have a serious poroblem with visitors showing up in my church with shorts on in summer.

I can't imagine there being any problems with visitors!

[allstate1]

Originally Posted by notofworks

I can't imagine there being any problems with visitors!

I guess now visitors/sinners have to adhear to a dress code even to "get saved"?????????? That is pitiful!!!!

[rgcraig]

Originally Posted by allstate1

I guess now visitors/sinners have to adhear to a dress code even to "get saved"?????????? That is pitiful!!!!

Chili's expects shoes and shirts......so, an establishment can set their expectations.

[Baron1710]

Originally Posted by rgcraig

Chili's expects shoes and shirts......so, an establishment can set their expectations.

That may actually be a health department issue, however business can set dress standard for their establishment.

I guess the question is:

Does it make sense to ban people from coming into church that don't dress like the church expects their members to dress?

To me the answer is absolutely not. God isn't offended by their clothes so why are you?

[allstate1]

Originally Posted by rgcraig

Chili's expects shoes and shirts......so, an establishment can set their expectations.

I do believe you are intelligent enough to get my point.

[notofworks]

Originally Posted by rgcraig

Chili's expects shoes and shirts......so, an establishment can set their expectations.

Are you comparing restaurant rules to the church? The Army makes you do lots of pushups. Should we make people do pushups when they enter the sanctuary?

In my eleven years of pastoring, I've seen well over a thousand visitors, none of them who didn't wear shirts. That would be awkward, I'll admit. But shoes? No problem. We had a teen guitar player who would frequently play barefoot.

When Chuck Smith started reaching out to the hippy movement, hundreds of them came into his church and nearly all were barefoot. The board demanded that Chuck require shoes because the oils of the feet of the hippies were ruining the carpet. Chuck told them to buy new carpet and leave his hippies alone!

[rgcraig]

Originally Posted by notofworks

Are you comparing restaurant rules to the church? The Army makes you do lots of pushups. Should we make people do pushups when they enter the sanctuary?

In my eleven years of pastoring, I've seen well over a thousand visitors, none of them who didn't wear shirts. That would be awkward, I'll admit. But shoes? No problem. We had a teen guitar player who would frequently play barefoot.

When Chuck Smith started reaching out to the hippy movement, hundreds of them came into his church and nearly all were barefoot. The board demanded that Chuck require shoes because the oils of the feet of the hippies were ruining the carpet. Chuck told them to buy new carpet and leave his hippies alone!

Just wanted to make sure you were paying attention!

[notofworks]

Originally Posted by rgcraig

Just wanted to make sure you were paying attention!

This coming Sunday we're going to require every person to do 50 pushups before they're allowed to enter. I will be preaching to 12 people. The others aren't serious about God.

I always used to hate it when someone would defend their moronic "standards" by saying, "Well even at McDonald's they have a dress code for employees."

[John Atkinson]

Originally Posted by notofworks

I can't imagine there being any problems with visitors!

I was being facetious, we only hope that our visitors are wearing clothes...

[notofworks]

Originally Posted by John Atkinson

I was being facetious, we only hope that our visitors are wearing clothes...

Ok, whew!!! We have lots of members and a couple of musicians who wear shorts.