Unchurched interview #2

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What are some things in your area that you would like to see change in?
I would like to see a change in how lower-class people are treated. People who live on social security have a hard time keeping jobs due to learning disabilities and such (which he can personally relate to) don’t have much hope to hold onto. I would like to see that change for them by way of better opportunities for jobs that would fit their disabilities.

What are some different topics/issues etc…that are of interest to you?
I have a lot of personal interests/hobbies. But nothing really globally that sticks out.

Are you actively attending a church?
No. That stuff isn’t really for me.

Why do you think most people don’t attend church?
It doesn’t seem real. If there was a God, there wouldn’t be so much suffering in the world.

If you did look for a church, what would you look for?
Good people who are honest and real. It’s nice when people actually want to have a relationship with you with no agenda of converting you.

What advice would you give a pastor who really wants to be helpful to people?
Again, just be honest and real.

For this interview, I spoke with my brother, Brian. He went to church with my mom a couple times growing up but since he is 10 years older than me, I can’t remember him attending with us at all. He was very hurt in his past: His real mother died from leukemia when he was only two years old, leaving my father and him to fend for themselves. So, understandably, he has a lot of bitterness toward the idea of “god”. Interviewing Brian was hard for me. I know where his deep-hearted wounds come from and I’ve been praying for him for a long time. He wants relationship…to know that people actually care for him and that they don’t have an “agenda” for getting to know him just to convert him. Presenting him with these questions was because I know he’ll be meditating on it throughout the week. I’m praying it was an open door for more opportunities in the future to talk to him about the Lord and about what He has done in my life.