Practical how-to advice for pastors, church planters, and ministry leaders on personal evangelism and church hospitality
Miss part I?You can read 10 Practices to Welcome Church Visitors Part 1 by following that link. Here are Common Practices 6-10. 6. “Secret Greeters” Some churches will go beyond simply training greeters for points of entry at the church, such as the front door. A good idea is to … [Read more...]
According to a Barna Research survey of people looking for a church, “Friendliness to Visitors” isExtremely important: 71% Somewhat important: 21%Based on a national telephone survey of 1,015 people 18 or older; sampling error of plus/minus 3 percent. Citation: Moody (Jan/ Feb … [Read more...]
Adrian Warnock asks: Should You be a Church Plant Leader? In it he gives video and a list of 20 questions that every church planter should ask. I was a church planter one, and I work with church planters now. This is a great inventory to add to the list. Joshua Cody at Church … [Read more...]
On a human level, first time church visitors will come to your church because they haveBeen invited by a friend. Seen your building in their commuting patterns. Been referred by a friend in their social grape-vine (network). Heard about your church through your marketing (direct mail, … [Read more...]
Want more on Assimilation of Visitors? Sticky Church is a website that contains lots of good resources. October 6-7 is a conference that you might want to attend: See: www.stickychurch.com … [Read more...]
You were a first time church visitor.I can say that because most of my regular readers (through my RSS feed) and Newsletter subscribers are actively involved in their local church.At some point in time, you visited for the first time.Do you remember your experience?Do you remember … [Read more...]
I'm continuing this week a series on Christian Hospitality.The Bible has some examples of hospitality, both positive and negative. It is a good practice to review these on your own and glean your own insight into them.Positive Examples of Biblical HospitalityGenesis 12:14-20 Genesis … [Read more...]
I've written in the past about the connection between Christian Hospitality and Evangelism, particularly as to the connection to welcoming first time visitors.I've published stories of being a first time church visitor and experiences of welcoming church visitors:No One Said Hello I … [Read more...]
Here is a cool rendition of a word cloud -- brought to you by Wordle. Quite addictive. Bet you can't guess what this blog is about? … [Read more...]
Drew Goodmanson has posted a great list of shared values for missional church communities. He gives 10, but one that catches my attention is this one: 8. prayer as a missionary activity Recognizing that God is the primary agent and orchestrator of mission, we view prayer as a missionary … [Read more...]
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