Hey, you’re invited to join a FREE 90-min online training TOMORROW, How to Keep More First-Time Guests. First-time guests are a gift from God and you can maximize every opportunity to make them feel fully welcomed when they come to your church. With a few small and inexpensive changes you could potentially DOUBLE the number of first-time guests who return … Read More
How to Keep More First-Time Guests – FREE webinar this Wednesday
The challenge all of us face as church leaders: You have people attending for the first time but it’s difficult to get them to return to church for a second time. And if WE DON’T GET THEM TO COME BACK, they are never going to become fully developing followers of Jesus. It’s such a challenge that the average church in America only sees 5% of first-time guests return and thus will … Read More
This Tuesday: Live Assimilation Training Near Dallas – Filling Up Fast
What would it look like if you were to DOUBLE the number of first-time guests who return to your church? Now you can discover the secrets to faster growth through the Power of Assimilation! First-time guests are a gift from God and you can maximize every opportunity to make them feel fully welcomed when they come to your church. Find out exactly … Read More
Assimilation = Life Transformation
Did you have any first-time guests at your church this past Easter weekend? How many guests have you had in the last month? Over the last year? Each of those guests was a gift to you from God. Did your response show your appreciation? Did you have a plan in place to integrate them into the life of your church? … Read More
Is your church family prepared for new guests this Easter?
As the old saying goes: If you fail to plan, you plan to fail. With Easter approaching — one of our biggest days of the year — I’d like to spin that a little and say: If you fail to prepare, you prepare to fail. Preparation is key to success in any endeavor. To leave your house in the morning, … Read More
Drop “us vs. them” mentality
Here is an engaging article written by RNS columnist Jonathan Merrit about his interview with the innovative James Emery White, senior pastor and author of the new book “Rise of the Nones: Understanding and Reaching the Religiously Unaffiliated”. When it comes to navigating the interface between faith and culture, there aren’t a lot of pastors I look to. Most … Read More
Treat First-Time Guests with “Raving Fan” Service
A first-time guest wants to feel respected and welcomed. He wants to know that you are happy he’s there, and that you are serious about making sure he has a good experience. The way you, your team, and your regular attenders treat him and his family will tell him most of what he needs to know. Sadly, a large majority … Read More
10 Things Church Guests Never Want to Hear
As we gear up for summer first-time guests, here is a great reminder on what NOT to do in welcoming them, from Ben Reed, the small groups pastor at Long Hollow, a multi-site church in the Nashville, TN area. Our pastor isn’t normally this ________. We’re full. Sorry. What are you doing here? You can’t serve now … you’ve got … Read More
Knowing Your Process – A Saturday Quote
“If you cant describe what you are doing as a process, you don’t know what you’re doing.” – W. Edwards Deming
Everything Speaks to a First-Time Guest … Everything
Memorize the next sentence and make it your mantra: Everything speaks to a first-time guest…. Everything. From the moment a guest sets foot on your property, he tunes in to receive the message your church is sending. You have an obligation to strive for excellence. You don’t have to be perfect, you just have to do the very best you can with … Read More