According to a Barna Research survey of people looking for a church, “Friendliness to Visitors” is Extremely important: 71% Somewhat important: 21% Based on a national telephone survey of 1,015 people 18 or older; sampling error of plus/minus 3 percent. Citation: Moody (Jan/ Feb 2002); For 9 out of 10 visitors, the friendliness of your …
On a human level, first time church visitors will come to your church because they have Been invited by a friend. Seen your building in their commuting patterns. Been referred by a friend in their social grape-vine (network). Heard about your church through your marketing (direct mail, website, door hangers, business cards, radio, TV, phone …
Church Hospitality is not evangelism. I’ve written in the past about the connection between Christian Hospitality and Evangelism, particularly as to the connection to welcoming first time visitors. I’ve published stories of being a first time church visitor and experiences of welcoming church visitors: No One Said Hello I can’t silence the pain. I want …
Evangelism Training in the local church helps believers to better share their faith
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 …
Hospitality, or welcoming visitors, is only a part church based evangelism, but it’s not evangelism as we define evangelism. Rather, hospitality helps create a context for evangelism to happen in a church context. What does red carpet hospitality start with? It starts with a good welcome. Who takes the initiative to greet? When visitors show …
Update: Read my review here: Fusion Visitor Assimilation. I think this is the best assimilation book available right now. I’ve not read Sticky Church, but that is next on the list. A new book has been released about turning Visitors into Members, also known as church visitor assimilation. Fusion: Turning First-Time Guests into Fully-Engaged Members …
If you haven’t done it already, what is your church’s evangelism strategy for 2008? Have you set measurable evangelism goals? I met a pastor last week who was telling me that their church will be focused on Evangelism as one of their top priorities in 2008. He has invited me to come in my role …
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 …
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 …
The art of welcoming the first time guests who visit your church is to practice the art of church hospitality. Church Hospitality is not evangelism as we define and use evangelism here. Rather, church hospitality helps to shape the environment for hearing the joyful sharing of the good news of the sovereign love of God. …
