My wife pointed me to a post from a children’s ministry blog.  It is the story of a children’s minister who visited two churches in metro Dallas.  One was Fellowship Church, when Ed Young, Jr. is the pastor. The other was Irving Bible Church.

The important part of the post is the following:

Two large churches have a different view of their neighborhood that I want to illustrate. Fellowship Church in Grapevine is typical of most in that most of the church is off limits without an appointment. I had an appointment but entered the “wrong” door because it was inadvertently left open. The receptionist was less than thrilled. But here is a church with stunning decorations that basically go unused when the church is not in session. Now, don’t get me wrong, this is typical and really I expected as much since many of us don’t have the security staff to be entirely open.

But, when I went over to my good friend Gary Lindsay’s church, Irving Bible I was greeted not by security or a receptionist but by several families hanging out in the indoor two story play structure just eating lunch. That’s right. The community is welcome whenever!

So I am wondering…Is your church open during the week?