“Like victims of a traumatic injury relearning the steps that once seemed second nature, we are remembering to dance.” In his recent article for The New Yorker, Adam Gopnik explores the ways post-pandemic New Yorkers are beginning to gather, to feast, and to talk again. From restaurants to theaters, people are tentatively executing the steps of social and public life—and it often feels awkward.

In the church, too, we are relearning the once-familiar habits of book discussions and fellowship meals, of prayer meetings and casual conversations in the church hallways. For the first time, we may be seeing the faces of visitors we’ve worshiped alongside for months. And getting to know new people doesn’t come as naturally as it once did.

In this week’s featured article, Blake Glosson gives us the tools we need for what he calls “The Neglected Ministry of Asking Questions.” His “FORKS” method may not completely remove the awkwardness from church coffee hour with strangers, but it will certainly help. “All questions lead somewhere,” Glosson reminds us, and the questions we ask fellow believers on Sunday morning are often the first steps in a relationship that will last for eternity.

In Christ,