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Rebecca McLaughlin
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My husband has three rules of engagement when we go to church.

1. An alone person in our gathering is an emergency

2. Friends can wait

3. Introduce a newcomer to someone else

Let’s all be missionaries at church today!
For the record, my husband is a mild introvert. He uses the word “emergency” because there are many good conversations we could be having with friends on a Sunday, but every week at our church newcomers show up by themselves & ignoring them while we talk to our friends is not ok.
More extended thoughts on this, and why Bryan and I don't always sit together in church.
rebeccamclaughlin.org/single-post/20…
Lots of extrovert/introvert talk here, so I'm sharing a blog post I composed following a CT article I wrote on this subject. The article caused a stir: it was shared over 9000 times on Facebook alone, and generated unexpected levels of controversy!

rebeccamclaughlin.org/single-post/Ex…
The TL;DR bottom line is this:

Togetherness is intrinsic to what church is. It’s not optional, any more than scripture and prayer are optional in church.
Togetherness takes a variety of forms. I've sat in silence with friends as they cried, or just sat with someone to worship. I've had a friend put their arm around me as I've silently processed my own distress. Togetherness doesn't always mean talking. But it must mean something.
Time for us all to be missionaries in church again!

Don’t miss an opportunity to welcome someone, even if it means taking a risk!
Hey Brian Lucas! You may be amused to know that my husband’s name is Bryan Lucas McLaughlin 😂
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Rebecca McLaughlin
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Complementarian theology that *isn’t* good for women isn’t complementarian theology...

...unless we think Jesus’s sacrifice of himself isn’t good for the church.

If it’s boiling down to wives sacrificing themselves for their husbands, it’s not complementarian theology. Period.
Many women have been *very hurt* by things that have been passed off as complementarian theology, but *have* boiled down to wives sacrificing themselves for their husbands. This is a disgrace & a failure to follow the scriptures.
The answer is to go back to our bibles, see what God’s word *actually* says, & do our best to apply it.
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