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15 Strategies to Increase Number of First Time Visitors

February 26, 2009 by EvangelismCoach

In yesterday’s article 2 Attitudes for Small Church Transformation, Ron Crandall’s study pointed out how evangelistic growth in the small church is rooted in relationships and need strategies to increase the number of first time church visitors. Larger churches may have lots of programs to help attract them and integrate people quickly.  Smaller churches may not …

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Turnaround and Beyond

5 Phases of Church Renewal

February 24, 2009 by EvangelismCoach

As I continued to read through Ron Crandall’s book, he gives a list of principles for church renewal and revitalization from the ages of church history.  It may seem like a no-brainer, but at least observations through church history back it up. 1.  Personal renewal. Renewal of a church begins with renewal of the individual.  …

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Turnaround and Beyond

Theories of Church Transformation

February 17, 2009 by EvangelismCoach

This week and next, you’ll be reading about small church transformation, particularly the role of evangelism, based on a study of small churches first done in 1995 and then updated in December of 2008.  These first few posts setup some of the background and are meant to be in small blog-size portions for easy consumption. …

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Church Website Failure

Who are you? A Church Website Review

November 18, 2008 by EvangelismCoach

Recently I visited a very elaborate website for a church and wanted to find out some information before potentially visiting. As part of a church’s marketing strategy, a website is a useful tool to help attract people to your congregation.  While not directly evangelism, it is a tool that can help create evangelism moments by …

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Press Release

2 Tips to Improve your Church Press Release

November 4, 2008 by EvangelismCoach

Many churches have special events that they would like to inform the public about. One technique is to issue a press release, often published in the local section in Religious notes. Here is press release that I found in May 2008.  I’ll simply reproduce the text from the Religion notes section (because the original link …

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Searching for the Holy Grail of Church Transformation

August 25, 2008 by EvangelismCoach

What is the key, the Holy Grail, in transforming a church? Is there one? In the work of evangelism training, I’ve been asked on many occasions about the role of evangelism in helping a church get out of the rut, get unstuck, or get excited about inviting others to follow Jesus.

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4 More Evangelism Tips for Pastors

June 11, 2008 by EvangelismCoach

Win Arn did a study sometime ago (the actual reference is in my notes somewhere) Approx 90% of pastors thought the main purpose of the church was evangelism. Approx 10% of lay people thought the main purpose of the church was evangelism. Is it any wonder why there is a conflict of desire in a …

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Church Announcements

2 Tips to Make Visitor Friendly Church Announcements

May 9, 2008 by EvangelismCoach

Many 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? If not, what central point can a person go to to get …

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Press Release

Flowery Church Language Confuses Church Press Release

May 6, 2008 by EvangelismCoach

Do you use press releases to market your church? Churches and other Christian groups often fail to obtain a profile in the local community because they do not know how to create effective press releases. I found this interesting church press release the other day. (Source: Presbyterians focus on ascension and evangelism – link broken).  Here is …

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More Lousy Church Signs!!!

May 4, 2008 by EvangelismCoach

You’ve got to see this collection. Fellow Blogger Tony Sisk seems to find some good ones. I thought the ones I found were just about as awful as can be, but this one takes the cake (the one in the image about 1/2 down): The Rambling Prophet: Lousy Church Signs!!!.  Don’t let it mess up …

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Evangelism Surveys

First Impressions: Survey First Time Visitors (More)

April 29, 2008 by EvangelismCoach

Last month, I posted an entry on Surveying 1st Time Church Visitors to help improve your church’s welcoming. I contacted each church mentioned and discovered the effect of such an online first time visitor survey was a zero. One church visitor survey was a broken link. The second church visitor survey for first time visitors …

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Funny Church Sign

Another bad church sign

April 21, 2008 by EvangelismCoach

Uhh… Should we be doing that in church? Originally uploaded by Diamondduste One should always proof read their church signs. This bad church sign was an awful choice of words.

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Church prays for passion for the lost

March 30, 2008 by EvangelismCoach

Check out this article about the impact a Maryland church is having in its community. Church prays for passion for the lost. McCready and 14 others began praying in January 2002 that God would give them a passion for the non-Christians in their community. In the ensuing six years, nearly 260 people have made professions …

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Business Cards that Church members can give away.

February 18, 2008 by EvangelismCoach

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. One Low Cost Church Marketing Idea Here is one low-cost idea that you can use to help advertise …

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Church Building Gamboa Panama

Guest Article: A Model for Renewing Small Congregations

December 20, 2007 by EvangelismCoach

Today’s article comes from my friend, Professor Ron Crandall, of Asbury Theological Seminary in Kentucky. I met Ron many years ago at an evangelism conference, and I’m thrilled that he’s submitted a guest article here about a congregational renewal program for smaller churches.  Enjoy!

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A church sign that fails to inform the public of your existence is a church sign fail.

Church Website hides contact information

November 23, 2007 by EvangelismCoach

I visited a church website this morning (the day after Thanksgiving, 2007). The church was announcing the start up of an evangelism group. I like the idea — a group of people gathering regularly to encourage each other to do evangelism. This is an idea that I suggest to help develop evangelism training lab-time in …

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Church Website Design Tool

November 20, 2007 by EvangelismCoach

I have visited many church websites myself and here is what I find: Cheesy organ music playing automatically. No staff information. No service times on the front page. No pictures of people. A church logo, with flashy stuff that says click here to skip intro. No directions No website at all I’m part of a …

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Greeting Church Visitors

Back to Basics in Church Evangelism

September 15, 2007 by EvangelismCoach

I just read a timely article about this in Net Results Magazine’s September/October 2007 Issue. Bill Easum writes “Back to Basics,” calling on church leaders to get back to the great commission and the great commandment. In returning to the Great Commandment, he exhorts congregations about the need to return to the basic ministry of …

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Church Service Times

Hard to get: What time are your services?

September 10, 2007 by EvangelismCoach

A church that took over an abandoned post-office turned the exterior into a nice presentable building. It looked sharp, clean, and with fresh paint and landscaping. Since the church was in my normal commuting patterns, I would drive by at least 3-4 times a day. The facilities renovation attracted my attention. What time are your …

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A church sign that fails to inform the public of your existence is a church sign fail.

What church is that?

September 7, 2007 by EvangelismCoach

This morning, I was talking to a fellow about where he lived. He had moved to the area from out of state, and had been living in his home for under 1 year. “I live down the street from the church.” I asked, “What church is that?” His reply: “For the life of me, I’ve …

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Grow Your Small Church

How to Grow a Small Church

August 2, 2007 by EvangelismCoach

Bill Easum writes a great article entitled How to Grow a Small Church. It’s geared towards pastors looking for the formula. It’s no formula, but their research shows “It’s a pastor who has one-on-one conversations withnon-Christians that leads to their conversion to Christ.” List for the small church pastor He also gives a good list …

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Closing the Back Door to the Church

Closing the Back Door

August 2, 2007 by EvangelismCoach

Outreach’s website reports in “Coming Home – Outreach & Evangelism (link broken)” some statistics about why people leave churches and what churches can do to reach back out.   Why people drop out of church The Number One reason people drop out of church is a change in life situation (almost 60%). I think of the …

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Real Confusing Church Sign

February 2, 2007 by EvangelismCoach

This is a real church sign. If you are thinking about adding church signage as part of your church outreach, be a little bit more careful with how your church sign reads.

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