This is the second part of the two part series. If you haven’t read the first part please read it before continuing. 6. How fast does the congregation leave the church after the sermon? Do people stick around and talk or is it like a ghost town? When people are making a mad dash to… ⪼ Continue Reading…
People
Making Guests Feel Unwelcomed (p1)
First impressions can never be repeated. As the saying goes, you never get a second chance to make a first impression. This is so true for people, employers, meeting new people, and first time visitors to the church. Some ways churches may unintentionally make first time visitors feel unwelcomed: 1. Do you unlock the church’s… ⪼ Continue Reading…
What should church leadership be measuring?
There’s a lot of noise about what a leader should be measuring in any organization – nonprofit or for-profit, alike. Church leadership wrestles with the “what should be measured” questions all the time. Some will say to measure just one or two performance indicators and consider those ‘wins’. Others will try to measure everything or… ⪼ Continue Reading…
Connecting your people in the community
Churches go to great lengths connecting to their member and visitors. This type of connection is no different from organizations connecting to their customers. After all aren’t church members and their visitors the ones that largely fund the church, just like when customers buy products from companies, the money made on the sale funds the… ⪼ Continue Reading…
Why’s nobody coming to my church groups? (p2)
Here’s the second part of this two-part series. Please read the first part here. 2. Trying to fit everyone into one nicely made church group model is what I call the magic silver bullet syndrome. The church believes that there’s one magic silver bullet (group model) that will work for every one and elevate group participation… ⪼ Continue Reading…
Why is Nobody Coming to my Church Groups? (p1)
Church leaders that work with small groups wonder why the percentage of small group attendance is just a fraction of the overall church attendance. Why is it important for people to participate in groups? Church leadership knows when people connect or dare we use the cliché term ‘plugged in’, they will be a viable part… ⪼ Continue Reading…