Bob Lotich, guest blogger for ChurchMarketingSucks.com gives a list of reasons to run from a church. In it, he discusses visible clues that as a visiting guest he's able to pick up on in a few repeat visits.Everything was Mediocre The Place was full of strife Unwillingness to … [Read more...]
How to Welcome Visitors Series Busts Records
September 3, 2008 By Leave a Comment
(Note: Whole series is listed at the end of this article).The month of August smashed all traffic records for this website with the series on How to Welcome Church Visitors. Website statistics Back when EvangelismCoach.org first got started it took nearly a 365 days to reach the first … [Read more...]
10 Practices to Welcome Church Visitors Part 2
August 12, 2008 By 4 Comments
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...]
Christian Hospitality Verses
August 5, 2008 By 4 Comments
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...]
Friday Finds
June 6, 2008 By Leave a Comment
Why do we hang out only with Christians? Fellow TEDS student writes "If Jesus Spent Lots of Time with Unbelievers, Why Do Most of Us Hang Out Only with Christians?" With that opening question, there is a great essay of one wresting with how far into the world, how far out of the world should … [Read more...]
How to Make Church Announcements Visitor Friendly
May 9, 2008 By 1 Comment
Printed AnnouncementsMany churches still use a bulletin or program to share the news of community life.Do you proofread your announcements? Is the font easy to read? Does the bulletin appear professional (not a 7th generation photocopy) Are contact names and phone numbers included? … [Read more...]
Friday Finds
May 9, 2008 By Leave a Comment
Stop Being a Friendly Church challenges the church with an interesting twist on hospitality (thanks to Tony Whitaker for highlighting this in the April Web Evangelism Bulletin). Essentialy, quit trying to be a "friendly church" and be a church "where you can make friends." There is a big … [Read more...]
Business Cards that Church members can give away.
February 18, 2008 By 7 Comments
Some churches play hard to get!Websites don't list any contact information Worship Service times are not on the telephone responder, Service hours are not on on a sign near the front door or on the road.Here is one low-cost idea that you can use to help advertise your church and raise … [Read more...]
Welcoming Visitors to Your Church – Miracles disguised as needs.
December 29, 2007 By 2 Comments
Every now and then, we lift up an article on welcoming church visitors.Church hospitality is not evangelism as we define evangelism here, but it is part of the responsibility of the church to welcome those that God draws to your church so that the gospel can be heard, seen, or felt. (See … [Read more...]
Friday Finds
October 5, 2007 By Leave a Comment
Mark Driscoll on video explaining the various themes on the Emerging Church. I find this a helpful summary of the ongoing conversation and a fair critique of it.The Jolly blogger asks: “Why are church plants the most successful at reaching people and does my established church stand any chance … [Read more...]
