You've heard of Simple Church. Innovative Church. Sticky Church. Now I want you to think about Smelly Church. No, it's not the latest new leadership book, but it is a concept I want you to consider. How does your church smell and what does that smell say to visitors?
What brings this up? Stew.
One time, Lindsay Dudeck brought in homemade stew and it tasted great! But even before spoon met bowl, every person that entered Fishhook said something like, "Oh! It smells awesome in here!"
Nobody ever says that at Fishhook. I would say our office smell is either neutral, or if it's rained a lot, we get a touch of musty smell from our creepy basement.
All this incredible stew smell reminded me that God created us with an awesome sense of smell, and what we offer for that sense to experience can be either a matter of chance or choice. So, I suggest the following:
And maybe, if you ask nice in the comment section, Lindsay will publish her stew recipe.