No thanks. You might as well slap a scarlet letter on their chests. Read More March 11, 2015 Church Visitor Horror Stories: Invisible Visitor by Kevin D. Hendricks Going to church for the first time is scary. It gets worse when the congregation acts like you're invisible and the pastor...
There are gobs of ideas out there about the best way to do a guest follow-up ministry. By the way, I prefer the word guest over visitor because the word visitor has a temporary connotation while the word guest is more welcoming and permanent sounding. Regardless, here are a few basics ...
to work, to do something useful, to share with those in need, to speak helpful words, to build other up according to their needs, to be kind, to be compassionate, to forgive others, to live a life of love, to follow God’s example. ...
Follow ups are easy to create if you use an e-mail marketing service that provides pre-designed e-mail templates. You can just drop your content in and specify how many days you’d like to go by between messages. Then every new visitor will receive all the details you’d like to share...
(there were a BUNCH of them) informed me how thankful they were that I visited. The note went into details about the congregation that an unchurched visitor would have had no interest in – and honestly, either did I. The note ended with what may or may not have been the pastor’s ...
Duggie Fields(Mojo): "It was pretty primitive, two-bar electric fire, concreted-up fireplaces... it was an area in decline. I don't think there was anything, no cooker, bare floorboards..." Mate(alleged visitor at Wetherby Mansions, FA): "The three rooms all faced the street. On en...
In our last post, we observed one church’s experience using GuestView to manage their guest follow-up. One of the recommendations we made was to provide a welcome packet for your church’s guests. Below we’ve put together some ideas for your visitor welcome packets. In the comments below...
There are gobs of ideas out there about the best way to do a guest follow-up ministry. By the way,I prefer the word guest over visitor because the word visitor has a temporary connotation while the word guest is more welcoming and permanent sounding.Regardless, here are a few basics of...
Communicating with members is more important since many people are now working from home. Sending text or emails is quick and easy with just a few clicks. Members can receive notifications almost instantly. When a visitor attends, a letter can be printed and sent out or emailed. The Letters ...
The Shroud shows the location of nail wounds possibly through the wrist. The nails may have extended up through the palm; this would allow the nails to suspend the man without having his body’s weight tearing him away from the cross/tree. ...