Some Thoughts to Consider if Your Church Is Having a Christmas Eve Service?
Just some quick thoughts to think about if your church is planning a Christmas Eve service this weekend.... Read More
7 Simple Ways to Wow First Time Church Visitors
In your quest for church growth, here are 7 simple but attainable ways to make sure those first time church visitors don’t become one time church visitors. Read More
As someone who spent 14 odd years in pioneering new churches (not counting the church that I helped to start the 1980s and where I ministered for 15 years) and who spent 5 or more years in guest services and hospitality ministry during that time, I have come to prefer "guests" to "visitors" in describing those who are attending my church for the first time or returning a second or third time or even those attending my church on a regular basis. It has been my experience that we relate to people differently when we view them as guests rather than visitors. We welcome guests to our home. On the other hand, we may be indifferent or even hostile toward visitors. Whether guests come to our church only one time or return again and again, we should embody the hospitality that Christ showed toward all kinds of people when he walked this earth.
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