Volley # 16

Volley # 16: NEVER CALL THEM VISITORS

We should never have visitors in our congregations. We should have guests.

Visitors show up, wanted or unwanted. They leave, perhaps never to return. They may not even be welcome, or made welcome. (The Jehovah’s Witness at your door is a visitor!)

Guests, on the other hand, are valued, and we make them know it. We move our vehicle to give them the best parking space. We vacate our preferred seat or room for them. We make sure everything is clean and neat. We prepare special treats for them, and we make sure they experience our home at its best. If they don’t get to return to us, it won’t be because we didn’t give it our best shot!

Let’s make our vocabulary say what we mean. We welcome and receive guests, not visitors.