A Love Letter to a Closed Church
…and Bear More Fruit by Lovett H. Weems, Jr., and Tom Berlin A Wilderness Experience by Kent Ingram Denominations Face Major Reset by Lovett H. Weems, Jr. Be the Welcoming…
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How Best to Use Overflow Worship Space on Easter
…Welcoming Church, a Lewis Center video tool kit resource Should You Add Another Easter Worship Service? by Lovett H. Weems Jr. 4 Ways to Make Easter Hospitality the Pattern for…
Should We Go From Two Worship Services to One?
…Personal Preferences into Missional Thinking by Ed Stetzer and David Putman The Missing Person in Worship Planning by Lovett H. Weems, Jr. Be the Welcoming Church Video Tool Kit …
Should You Add Another Easter Worship Service?
…Attendance and Bear More Fruit by Lovett H. Weems, Jr., and Tom Berlin Be the Welcoming Church Video Tool Kit Palms in the Park on Palm Sunday by Laura Heikes…
The Lent Challenge
…of Lent and to find ways to make these weeks welcoming to those who might be new to the church. This can begin with something as simple as reminding people…
7 Ways to Help Unchurched Guests Feel Welcome without Selling Out
…Because of It (CreateSpace, 2016) is available from Amazon. Related Resources: 50 Ways to Welcome New People, a free resource from the Lewis Center Welcoming Newcomers to Your Congregation by…
To the Point: Stop Complaining about Sunday Morning Sports
…points, and get new people involved. The New Welcome Video Tool Kit helps you open your church to the transformative presence of new people — welcoming newcomers by acknowledging the…
The Power of Core Values
…welcoming and accepting persons of all ages, genders, races, abilities, orientations, identities, and nationalities — all God’s people — into the church family. Core values can serve three critical purposes…
Building Attendance through Special Focus Sundays
…to Invite by Lovett H. Weems, Jr. Add Off-Site Christmas Eve Services This Year by Mack Strange 50 Ways to Increase Worship Attendance Be the Welcoming Church Video Tool Kit…
To the Point: Connecting Generosity to Faith
…the hungry, and welcoming the stranger. Big things. Generous people give to things bigger than themselves. Churches dream too small. It seems the Christian faith has come to be about…
To the Point: Crafting Better Financial Commitment Messages
…process works. The message can be welcoming and invitational in tone. In addition to composing letters along these lines, it can be helpful to keep these categories in mind if…
To the Point: A Letter to Churches Seeking New Members
…Welcome Video Tool Kit helps you open your church to the transformative presence of new people — welcoming newcomers by acknowledging the changing ways that people enter into the life…
Christmas Carols in Advent? Yes!
…of Your Advent Candles Doesn’t Matter by Keith Anderson Encouraging Personal Devotion During Advent by Tom Berlin and Lovett H. Weems, Jr. Be the Welcoming Church Video Tool Kit …
The Over-Stuffed Bulletin
…for Church Communications, the book is available from Amazon. Related Resources: Be the Welcoming Church Video Tool Kit Ways to Welcome Worship Guests Warmly by Robert Crossman The Greeter Gauntlet…
Outside-in Thinking Improves Church Communication
…marquees, banners, yard signs — even the appearance of the building and grounds as well as visible activities — should be treated as means of welcoming and informing those beyond…
Wide Welcome: How the Unsettling Presence of Newcomers Can Save the Church
…Duckworth’s Wide Welcome: How the Unsettling Presence of Newcomers Can Save the Church is available through Amazon or Cokesbury. Related Resources: Top 10 Learnings about Welcoming Newcomers by Keith Anderson…
Taking Church to the Community
…It must start with a sincere desire to build relationships with our neighbors and bless them in ways that are welcoming and comfortable to them. Related Resources: Lattes, Ashes, Prayer,…
Crafting Better Commitment Campaign Messages
…process works. The message can be welcoming and invitational in tone. In addition to composing letters along these lines, it can be helpful to keep these categories in mind if…
Connecting Generosity to Faith
…demonstrated what that meant by healing the sick, feeding the hungry, and welcoming the stranger. Big things. Generous people give to things bigger than themselves. Churches dream too small. The…
Retirement Best Practices for Pastor and Congregation
…healthy and vital ending of ministry as the pastor moves toward retirement and a solid foundation for the congregation as it moves into the process of welcoming a new pastor….
Lattes, Ashes, Prayer, and Conversation
…together. Related Resources: Palms in the Park on Palm Sunday by Laura Heikes Add Off-Site Christmas Eve Services This Year by Mack Strange Be the Welcoming Church Video Tool Kit…
The Tardy Guest
…First-Time Visitors from which this article is adapted and used by permission. The book is available through Amazon. Related Resources: Be the Welcoming Church Video Tool Kit An Open Letter…
The Greeter Gauntlet
…creating a greeter gauntlet. Get rid of the gauntlet, and make it easy for your first-time guests. Related Resources: Be the Welcoming Church Video Tool Kit The New Welcome Resource…
8 Strategies for Reaching and Developing Gen Z
…change and inclusivity. By implementing the ministry recommendations outlined in this article, the church can bridge the generational gap and create a vibrant, welcoming community for young adults. By adapting…
