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Top 10 Stats Churches Should Know About Outreach
(These are in no particular order) 82% of the unchurched are at least somewhat likely to attend church if invited – Dr. Thom Rainer, The Unchurched Next Door Only 2 percent of church members invite an unchurched person to church. 98% of church-goers never extend an invitation in a given year. – Dr Thom Rainer, [...]
Continue reading...Top 10 things to turn a first time guest into a last time guest
2. May 2012
10. Have inadequate signage to help guests find their way around 9. Have unfriendly greeters 8. Treat them as if they are a commodity and not a blessing 7. Have members who don’t participate during worship 6. Fail to get guest information for follow up 5. Call 1st time guests “visitors” and not “guests” 4. [...]
Continue reading...Hardware to use for audio recording in a service
25. April 2012
In earlier posts, we have mentioned how important it is to record the sermons in your church and post them to your website. Some churches should record just the audio of their sermons, while other churches need to record the video as well. Today, we will look at some of the hardware that will help [...]
Continue reading...My Experience on Easter Sunday
18. April 2012
I thought I would take a quick break from my series on audio and video recording of services to tell you a little bit about my experience on Easter Sunday. My wife and I loaded up the kids and went to a church we had not been to on Sunday in a long time (it [...]
Continue reading...Top 5 Posts from March- 2012
3. April 2012
And just in case you missed some of our posts from March…here are the top 5 most visited. 10 Tips for Having a Great Church Blog Audio and Video Recording in Worship Services- Part 1 Creating a Winning Team from Dysfunctional Members How to Get Guests to Give you Their Information Social Media Demographics
Continue reading...How to get Guests to give you their information…
14. March 2012
I speak with pastors and ministry leaders everyday and everyday I hear how tough it is to get first time guests to give their information to the church. Here are a few tips to help you increase the number of first time guests that give you their information: Get rid of the pew pads. I [...]
Continue reading...The Importance of Focusing on Retention
29. February 2012
Many churches today are really focused on outreach. That is a wonderful thing because there are many people who don’t know Christ and desperately need Him. The problem I see in a lot of churches is the church really being focused on outreach, but not focused on retention and assimilation of new members. It seems [...]
Continue reading...The Internet as a Mission Field
21. February 2012
I ran across this video today on Internet Evangelism Day’s blog. Hear how others are using social media to share their faith with their friends. What are your thoughts on sharing the Gospel via social networking channels?
Continue reading...Welcoming First Time Guests
15. February 2012
What do first time guests think when they come to your church? Many churches focus on outreach and getting people in the door for the first time, but what are you telling first time guests once they come? Many church leaders have the misconception that they have to put on the perfect worship service for [...]
Continue reading...January 2012 Top Blog Posts
7. February 2012
How Your Church can Use QR Codes Using Media During Worship Service Closing the Back Door Presentation Software Review faitHighway offers new website solution with WordPress themes faithHighway Go Live: Christ Alive Church When to Use Technology and When to Say No Social Media Resolutions for 2012 Facebook New Apps for the Timeline
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9. May 2012
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