Today's guest article comes from Fran, who is currently visiting churches after many years with one church of one brand. Here are her observations after visiting. Reposted with permission. To church members and staff....from the eyes of a visitor. Ok, these are my thoughts, feelings, and … [Read more...]
Refreshing a Vision for Church Hospitality
March 2, 2010 By Leave a Comment
A frequent question I receive is how do pastors regularly cast a vision for hospitality ministries for the church.Particularly when they are in charge of casting vision for everything.So I want to share with you another practice for growing your church's hospitality.(Read Practice #1: … [Read more...]
Do a Quarterly Review Of Hospitality Ministries
March 1, 2010 By 4 Comments
I visited a church this weekend.No one said hello.Even though we waited around for nearly 20 minutes after the service was over.No one said hello.That should not happen. It sparked a brief discussion on the Evangelism Coach Facebook Page. Church Visitors will come. God will keep … [Read more...]
The View of a First Time Church Visitor
October 23, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Today's guest article is written by Les Brown who writes devotionals at http://lesbrowndevotionals.com. He develops a composite story of errors made in welcoming first time visitors to church.It may read a little harsh, but I've experienced almost every one of these events in his story, just … [Read more...]
Top Ten Reasons for Wearing a Nametag at Church
June 24, 2009 By 1 Comment
Subscription Drive: Today is the last day for a series about the use of name tags in church. Make sure you get future articles automatically by subscribing to our feed. (What is the EvangelismCoach.org feed?)As the final installment in our series on church nametags, here is a list I found from … [Read more...]
8 Tips for Using church Nametags
June 23, 2009 By 1 Comment
Subscription Drive: Tomorrow is the last day for a series about the use of name tags in church. Make sure you get future articles automatically by subscribing to our feed. (What is the EvangelismCoach.org feed?)As the final part of our series on church nametags, here is a list of 8 tips for … [Read more...]
How to Make and Use Church Name Tags
June 22, 2009 By Leave a Comment
For churches that have considered and want to implement using nametags, today's post gives you some thoughts about how to make and use nametags in church. 1. Preprint church name tags for your regular attendees One church set up two large registration areas.One has preprinted tags for … [Read more...]
Why use name tags in church?
June 19, 2009 By 1 Comment
When people visit conventions, or large meetings at hotels, name tags are part of the routine.When social clubs get together where there are potential new faces, name tags help break the ice.Name tags in churches are not too far out of normal.As commented on yesterday's post on church … [Read more...]
Using Nametags in Church
June 18, 2009 By 9 Comments
Does your church use nametags during the Sunday morning worship service?Several church growth books recommend name tags as one way of increasing the friendliness or openness of a congregation.I’m not going to say you need to do one, but if you want to implement a church nametag process, … [Read more...]
Formerly Churched Adults who Return to Church
June 2, 2009 By Leave a Comment
I found this article on Todd Rhodes Monday Morning insight blog (link below). It features the results of a survey of formerly churched adults. (Photo: WanderSick)Highlights:Only 11 percent would be willing to self-identify as a visitor on first visit. 26 percent would visit some kind of … [Read more...]
