by Scott Mehl
Whenever someone reaches out to meet with you, whether it’s a friend who sends you a text, or a church member who has asked the church staff for someone to talk to, there are all sorts of initial questions you might have. You’ll probably want to have a general idea of what they’d like to talk about. (There’s nothing I hate more than someone asking, “Can we talk?” and then having to wait days to find out why!) You’ll probably have to look at your calendar to figure out when you could meet. But one of the most basic questions, that we sometimes have a hard time with is: “Where should we meet?”
One reason this can be such a difficult question is that Scripture is essentially silent on it. In addition, the culture we live in is so different than the biblical culture, it’s even hard to glean much from the examples we find in God’s word. Public parks, coffee shops, and church offices simply don’t appear on the pages of Scripture. So where do we start?
I’d like to suggest that, while there are lots of good places to meet with and counsel one another
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