When a couple you do not recognise pull into the church car park on a motorbike, the correct greeting is a smile and a 'Hello' or 'Good Morning'. Okay, they might not hear you because of their helmets, but they will see you are being welcoming, friendly and approachable.
The incorrect way of dealing with this couple is to glare at them, mutter among yourselves about the bike coming into the church car park and throw dirty looks over your shoulder as you walk from the car park to the church.
And this is a church which describes itself as friendly...
Often in churches, it's the welcome (or lack thereof) which determines of a person comes back. Getting treated badly before you've even crossed the door is not going to help win over people and make them see you are, as you see yourselves as friendly. Being friendly isn't about just those who are in, but those who aren't too.
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