Finding a Good Church (and a special announcement)

In this episode (99) I'm finishing a multi-episode series answering questions from a survey I did a few months back with my subscriber list. Announcement I'm also announcing that, due to upcoming travel that will have me out of pocket (much of it out of country) for the better part of 6 weeks AND due to a case of overwhelm (my fault for saying yes too often), I'm going to go on podcast hiatus until June 2017. But don't bail on me! There will still be a podcast each week, just not new episodes.  I will be reprising some of my earlier content that I think bears repeating.  For some of the newer members of our community, the content may actually be fresh.  For others, maybe you will hear something you didn't hear the first time around.   Now to the Listener Question Finding a good church was the survey response by one listener.  Since there was no more detail than that, I don't know whether this individual is frustrated with a current church or is wanting some tips about finding a church home when either moving into a new community or returning to church life after an extended absence.  I'm going to address it from both standpoints, but I also want pastors and church leaders to consider how this applies to how you respond to unfamiliar faces at your church.