
What’s Your Goal for Visitor Follow-Up?
Lovett H. Weems, Jr. says the traditional approach to visitor follow-up aimed at moving people quickly toward membership may not fit well in an era…
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Lovett H. Weems, Jr. says the traditional approach to visitor follow-up aimed at moving people quickly toward membership may not fit well in an era…
Tom Berlin describes strategies for encouraging your regular attenders to worship in overflow spaces outside the sanctuary when additional seating is needed on Easter so…
Researcher Kirk Hadaway has discovered that coffee hour in rapidly growing Episcopal churches is different than in the average congregation. It tends to be more…
Growing churches are churches that have learned that God intends for us to be a people for others. The church needs more than its pastor…
Do you remember those prank peanut cans? You would buy one at a novelty store, and then give it to one of your friends. When…
Many churches have a way of doing things that doesn’t allow for new people to connect. Without even knowing it, we exclude those we truly…
I have visited churches where I approach the front doors and am immediately met by my first greeter. The eager greeter hands me a bulletin…
Your building has way more signs than you think it does: The locked front door, the boxes piled up in corners that assault the newcomer’s…
1. Remembering names is important! We all know the value of calling a person by name. We all know how good it feels when someone…
Last summer I joined a large group of extended family and friends at the beach. There were, on and off, about twenty-five to thirty of…
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