en-us https://www.intensedebate.com/users/1342859 Comments by John Michalak http://www.thehousestudio.com/wp/2010/07/14/the-greet-your-neighbor-blues/#IDComment86667266 I'm with ya. I personally think the meet and greet thing is a waste of time and makes more people uncomfortable than sparking any community. To me, it's symptomatic that the church realizes that "warehouse worship" is missing something, so they throw the meet and greet thing in. I think the New Testament church was founded on going from house AND meeting in the temple. But, I'm not sure the foundation was ever supposed to be the big meeting. I like Xenos Christian fellowship in Columbus, OH, who builds their church as a network of small groups who also happen to worship together corporately. If that were the foundation with other churches, people would invite you to a small group before they'd ever tell you about the big worship gathering. That way, introverts like us could more organically build community rather than trying to find it in some big building. Wed, 14 Jul 2010 17:58:49 +0000 http://www.thehousestudio.com/wp/2010/07/14/the-greet-your-neighbor-blues/#IDComment86667266