Prepare Your Church for Christmas Visitors – Hospitality Review
Your church can make an eternal difference in the life of your Christmas first-time visitors -- if you can help them come back on a regular basis.
Make a great first impression.
6 Christmas Strategies to Grow Your Church
I’ve been the first time visitor to churches during the Christmas season. I have been the first time visitor to a Christmas Eve service where I didn’t ever want to go back. On the other hand, I visited a church on Christmas Eve and was so impressed I wanted to invite friend the following week. …
Church Visit Case Study: A Christmas Eve Experience
In 2012, our family was once again out of town for Christmas, visiting family. For the last 5 years, we have not had a Christmas Eve service in our own church, but near where my parents reside. We’ve had a few rough first time Christmas Eve church visits, but this year was different. Through a …
Update your Church Website for Your Christmas Visitors
Many people check out a church’s website or Facebook page prior to visiting your church at Christmas. If you are having special events at Christmas to attract new church visitors, ask yourself these questions while at your church website: What time is your Christmas Eve Service? What should I expect on Christmas Eve? Is there …
Christmas Eve Church Hospitality Failure: A True Story
Your Christmas Eve church hospitality can make a big difference in a visitor’s decision to come back. Your Christmas Eve Outreach is a wonderful opportunity to invite first time church visitors! Your members can invite their friends as well as strangers they meet out in public. Visitors come through your doors. Some will be out of …
How to Welcome Visitors During the Christmas Season
Tom Bandy writes us a reminder that our churches need to have their hospitality teams in gear for this Christmas season. Is your hospitality team prepared for visitors? We need to remember that the success of the Christmas season will largely be measured by how many ‘significant conversations’ we create between seekers and mentors. . …