That's what I do. But also if they are putting it up on the screen, then you don't need one, and I've always found it easier to follow a sermon when you have the same bible the preacher is reading from.
Another thing. An unbeliever needs to feel like they aren't out of place. Walk into a church and everyone has a bible but you? They know where to flip to, but you don't?
Times change. When I used to work for Habitat our office was in Fairfield. There is a big giant baptist Church there and it's dead. You know why? They didn't want black people to come.
I went in to look at an older church that wanted to merge with one. They were dying too. Probably 50 nice subdivisions inside of 20 minutes from them. It was run by these old people, and they wanted it to grow, but didn't want to change what they were doing. No merge because they didn't want to make the changes needed to attract people.
You can't win someone to Christ if you aren't speaking their language. Churches have to change to keep up. I remember when the baptist Church I was going to put in a cc machine. Oh dear Lord. You know what they found? Your average 25+ person doesn't even know how to write a check. They use a debit card. Now it's an app or Venmo.
What are these changes you speak of to attract unbelievers? My general thinking is the church should not look like the world?
Disclaimer Dash I am not old or part of the dying church. Just trying to understand.
