The Church as a Master of Assimilation
Why the church's “Radical Hospitality” feels like a high-pressure sales funnel.
The Golden Child Experience
The greeting was enthusiastic—almost too enthusiastic.
As I stepped through the doors of the new-to-me church, I wasn’t just met with a polite nod or a recycled bulletin. I was met with a curated experience. There is a specific kind of eye contact that high-level church greeters are trained to give; it’s a gaze that says, “We h…
