A Frustrating Search
A few years ago, my family visited relatives in Ohio. Nearby was a church led by a pastor connected to someone we knew. Given the college he attended, I assumed it’d be a great place to go that Sunday. But finding service times or even the location was nearly impossible (and I do this for a living).
After significant digging, I found an obscure listing with a phone number that didn’t work. Everything suggested the church was no longer existed. Eventually, I tracked the pastor down on Facebook, and he confirmed it was still active.
The Best Kept Secret
We attended that Sunday. The church was small, but the preaching was solid, the Bible version was right, and the music and dress standards were Christ-honoring. It was a hidden gem in that city.
I only found this church because of a recommendation from someone that went to college with the Pastor decades prior. Without that, I would never have known it was there and would have gone somewhere else.
The Cost of Invisibility
What if I had been moving to the area? How would I have known that church was there? How could I have vetted the doctrinal statement, music, and dress standards?
What if I had received a tract from one of their members? How could I look this church up for more information?
This is not an isolated situation. Good Baptist churches exist. But, good Baptist churches sometimes don’t understand this problem exists. Even if they do, many don’t know where to start or lack the people to do it.
If you don’t KNOW people can find you online – they probably can’t or they see outdated information at best. Having a proper presence on the internet takes intentional effort. I can help—start here: https://ifbwebsites.com/get-started.