What the missing intro to the bible passage reveals about your church

Having paper bibles is a bit old school.

But, I still believe that it is essential that a must church provide them to their congregation.

With this being the case, a church has to do the following...

The contents page is at the front of the bible.
Psalms starts with a silent P.
There’s more than one place to find books named John.
You’ll find the reading on page xx.

If you don’t help your congregation navigate the bible then you’re sending a clear message.

We don’t expect new people.
We don’t want seekers to be involved in what we’re doing.
We don’t care if our congregation can’t use their bibles confidently.

I suspect most churches would be ashamed to say these sentences out loud... yet, with their actions they show themselves as both unwelcoming and missing an evangelistic spirit.