My wife, Sharon, is a Pastoral Counselor for our local Hospice and as such finds herself in a position of being called on frequently to do graveside and funeral services for patients who don't have a church connection. She willingly does so. As do the others in the same position.
This call seems to be coming more and more frequently and it has me thinking...
On one level I think it could be a good thing as it is a witness to a family who needs to hear about Jesus.
On another level, I wonder if their willingness to step in allows people to keep their distance from the church until they need it. If no one would step up and do this service for these families, would it push them to establish a connection with a local church earlier in life, when the opportunity to help them find Christ would be stronger? That's the question I am wrestling with.
It seems that there are still two times those in our culture who are not connected to a church turn to the church - when they get married and when they need to be buried. Why is that? And what can we in the church do to reach these people in all the in between days? I'd love to hear your ideas!
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