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So, I work at a church. Lately, we've had a problem with the homeless because 1) we're a church, and 2) the weather has been crap. Normally, having a homeless person or 2 around is not a problem because they try to explain themselves, but lately, we've had a few folks around who sleep various places in our church and do not tell us why they're there, or that they're there.

So, were you staff at my church, how would you deal with this?

One idea I've had is to try and create a position with our lay ministry. This person would come in and explain to the homeless person what resources there were in the community and how they could be somewhere other than our church (our community has a daytime drop-in center as well as other resources available).

What are your suggestions?

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