I’m answering another one of the most common questions today from last week’s Fusion Webinar.

Now is one of the most fruitful times of the year to tweak  your church’s Assimilation System – to connect all of your upcoming Easter guests to your church in the coming weeks and months.

Here’s today’s question:

Q: What’s the difference between using your style of connection card and the perforated, “tear-off” communication cards?

A: I discourage the use of the perforated cards, and here are a few of the reasons why:

1. They’re entirely too small for people to comfortably fill them out – especially the physical and email address sections
2. They are typically printing on very lightweight paper that’s hard to complete in one’s lap during the service
3. It’s tough to cleanly tear out the card without ripping it

Each of these issues may sound petty, but any one of them provide an excuse for a first time guest at your church to stop filling in their information (and if you don’t have their contact information, you can’t follow up with them)..

Easter is only 12 days away – are you prepared to be a good steward of the first time guests (gifts) that God sends to your church?

P.S. If you’re looking for a primer to improve your church’s Assimilation, you can immediately download The Assimilation Seminar.

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About Nelson Searcy

Nelson Searcy is an experienced church growth strategist, pastor, church planter and coach, consulting with churches around the world. As founder of Church Leader Insights and the Renegade Pastors Network, he has personally trained more than 3,500 church leaders in over 45 denominations through live events, seminars and monthly coaching. Nelson is also the Founding and Lead Pastor of The Journey Church, with locations across New York City and in Boca Raton, FL. Nelson and his church routinely appear on lists such as “The 50 Most Influential Churches” and “The 25 Most Innovative Leaders.” He is the author of over 100 church growth resources and 18+ books, including The Renegade Pastor: Abandoning Average in Your Life, Ministry and The Difference Maker: Using Your Everyday Life for Eternal Impact, and At the Cross with the People Who Were There. He and his wife, Kelley, have one son, Alexander.