Should You Rename Your Church?
We considering re-nameing our church as part of the re-branding conversation around getting a new street sign. This was our decision making process.
Do people know where your church is?
Out of sight, out of mind. That statement is true with the visibility of your church. If people can’t see it or find it, it’s out of their mind. This doesn’t work. Do people know your church exists or where it is? Read this story of one person knew nothing about the church on the …
2 Church Website Pages to Help First Time Visitors
Two important church website pages that could answer questions in the minds of visitors.
One is particular to this large urban church with limited parking.
The other is for every church.
6 Conditions of a Growing Church
Our family attends a growing church. I see 6 things in the attitudes of church leadership that I'm convinced help it grow. Do these 6 ingredients show up in your church?
Invite Your Friends to Church: 10 Ways to Pray For Those Invitations
I happen to catch a listen on the radio this week of how author and apologist Lee Strobel became a Christian. Part of his journey to faith was accepting an invitation to church. At church, he heard Christianity explained to him with such clarity that it started his thorough investigation into the Christian faith. I found myself thinking: . . .
When to invite someone to church and not get rejected
Has this happened to you?
You invite a friend to church because you are excited about a new sermon series.
They are polite, but continue to dismiss your invitation with "Some day."
The timing of your church invitation just doesn't resonate with them.
How can you change that?
How Google will bury your church website
On April 21st, a new update from Google will bury your church website from MOBILE search listings if your website isn’t ready for their new requirements.
Is your church website an open door or barrier to your church?
Today, Yvon Prehn allow me to share her guest post about your church website. Yvon is an excellent writer and shares frequently on church communications – in fact, that is her ministry. I’ve benefited much from my conversations with her and her regular newsletter provides all sorts of great snippets. She also runs a membership …
3 Keys to Make an Evangelistic Sunday School Culture
Sunday school has a long history of being an evangelistic tool of the church. I’ve visited growing churches that utilize their Sunday School to not only grow their members, but create a space where newcomers can connect and discover faith. Recently, a small church pastor asked me about how to make their Sunday School evangelistic. …
1 Way To Keep a Person from Visiting Your Church
We were a family who was ready to visit a church. We did not visit this one because of a really bad mistake on their church website. I'll show you what it was and then show you how to fix it.
How @BrandonACox is Planting a Church Using Social Media
What if you are a brand new church with a near zero marketing budget? That is how Brandon A Cox started planting Grace Hills Church in Bentonville Arkansas. Read below as he shares some of what he is doing in social media to get visitors to come to his church. This snippet on planting a …
Personal Invitations to Church are not Enough
As much as I believe in giving personal invitations to church, I can’t say that I personally know that many people who sit at home just hoping someone would invite them to church. Statistics show that some people will respond to an invitation to church, and that such invitations are often part of the conversion …
How Can I Persuade My Leaders To Invest in a Church Website? A Discussion Starter
If you are the pastor of a church who needs to persuade your leaders to invest in a good church website, what can you do to make your case? I know how I use church websites when I travel. I look for service times and addresses. Churches without that information won’t even get a visit …
Weekend Task: Follow Your Own Church Signs
Take a quick audit of your church signage by following your signs to a particular destination. Can you locate the restrooms, sanctuary, front door, children's ministry, prayer rooms, class rooms, elevators pretty easily?
So You Are the New Pastor of a Small Church, Now What?
There is no single solution for the small church pastor. These are simply some evangelism and growth ideas that have been tried and found effective.
Summary: Should we invite non believers to church?
As I finished out my chapter through chapter re-read of the book of Acts, I see believers and non-believers in various settings: hearing the word of God proclaimed, gifts of the Spirit are manifested, elders are chosen, people getting saved, etc. The biblical DESCRIPTION of what happened in the NT church involved these elements. It …
Invite Non Believers to Church?–Part 5
Should we invite non-believers to our church services? The question came up in a discussion group I am a part of, so I’ve chosen to examine the early church patterns from the book of Acts. As I have looked at the gatherings of the disciples so far, what is clear so far there is no …
Gospel centered life change is the church’s work
From a pastor friend of mine: “Two Amazing stories from church today…card from one Campus said, “the guy I used to buy drugs from came to church and got saved today.” Report from another campus “I was on my way to buy heroin to kill myself tonight b/c I had no hope…saw the church…came in…gave …
Are Church Welcome Packets a good idea?
The fall ministry season is approaching in the US. Perhaps it’s time to review the materials in your church welcome folder. If you do not have a visitor packet ready, you are missing out a great opportunity to help newcomers find their way into your church family. You can check out this list of 15 …
How to Follow Up on the Anonymous Church Visitor
If your church visitor doesn’t fill out a connection card, how can you follow up with them?
How can you follow up with them if you have no record of their presence?
Are Unbelievers Present at Church – Part 4
Should we invite non-believers to our church services? So far through the three parts of rereading the book of Acts (part 1 covers Acts 1-5, part 2 covers Acts 6-9, part 3 covers Acts 10-11), I don’t see a clear answer to the question. As I have looked at the gatherings of the disciples so …
4 Tips to Start a Door To Door Outreach
A staple of church community evangelism has been the door to door outreach campaign. If you want to start door to door outreach in your community, I want to provide you with some starting points for your team to consider. 1. Define your purpose Your purpose will determine the training you will need to give …
Are Unbelievers Present in the Assemblies in Acts? Part 3
I invite my unsaved friends to church. I invite them to hear the proclamation of the word of God, to learn about a Christian community, and to explore for themselves who Jesus is. While they cannot become members until they place their faith in Christ and can confess that they believe Jesus Christ is Savior …
Are Unbelievers Present at Assemblies in Acts? – Part 2
As I continue to look in Acts, I want to see what I can find that can help me answer the question: Should we invite the unsaved to church? Since I practice church invitations as a tool in my personal evangelism habits to help people discover the grace of Christ, I want to examine the …