10 Questions about your church signs

Do your church visitors know where your front door is?

This article at 8 (Or So) Questions About Your Church Signage raises some excellent questions about the signs around your church.

No sign creates an embarrassed church visitor

At my first church, the visitors were the only ones to use the front door.

Nobody in the congregation, so they were never unlocked.

We solved that shortly after my arrival by putting “Church entrance” near the door that was used by “everybody.”

10 Questions about your church signs

Here are some questions to use as you evaluate your signage (quoted directly):

1. Are they clean, clear and readable? From a distance? From up close?
2. Do they fully embody and represent the ethos of your church?
3. Are your signs attractive and professional and eye catching?
4. Do they clearly direct people where they need to go?
5. Are they helpful?
6. Are there enough signs to help lost people get un-lost?
7. Or, do you have too many signs blocking up the scenery of your church?
8. What image do your signs paint in visitor’s minds about your church?
9. Do your signs help direct a person to the essential areas–such as where to park, the kids area, bathrooms and the worship environment?
10. Can I follow your signs comfortably front the street to my seat?