Discernment: Visiting in the homes is a good way for…

Discernment: Visiting in the homes is a good way for a pastor to get an education, these are his moments of truth. After three years studying psychology and sociology I begin to discern things even before knocking on the door. Did the car have accumulated scum and debris on it? That indicates depression or someone being handicapped. Were the curtains closed in broad daylight ? That too could signal despair, sickness, a day sleeper or an addictive TV watcher. How does the yard look? Do they have a garden? What kind of magazines and or music collection do you see? So far you have just opened the book, now it’s time to sort out the characters within the house and how they might fit into the kingdom of God and more specifically how they might fit into your church.The size of the house and the neighborhood it’s in also gives clues as to who lives there. I’ve enclosed a picture of two houses, they are one half mile from a well known GoG. Do you see these folks serving in leadership or of being up to date in their knowledge of the bible and or of how the church best serves the modern world?
Or maybe they are candidates for the church to serve them?