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Posts Tagged ‘visitors’
Church Visitor Horror Stories: Scarlet Letter
Calling out visitors in the name of helping the congregation identify them? No thanks. You might as well slap a scarlet letter on their chests.
Church Visitor Horror Stories: Invisible Visitor
Going to church for the first time is scary. It gets worse when the congregation acts like you're invisible and the pastor won't even talk to you.
How to Welcome Easter Visitors
Easter is coming quickly, so we sat down with Unwelcome author Jonathan Malm to talk about how your church can welcome Easter visitors.
How to Handle Disagreements With Your Boss
What do you do when your pastor has a really bad idea? Or they dismiss your great idea?
Following up With Church Visitors
A church's warm welcome should extend to follow-up calls checking in with visitors and inviting them to come back.
Four Ways to Shift the Church’s Focus
In order for effective communication to be a reality in the church, change needs to happen. We need to shift our way of thinking. More importantly, we need to enable ...
When Bulletins Explode All Over Visitors
Just because it's Christmas doesn't mean you need to stuff your bulletin until it explodes. It scares away visitors and doesn't serve the ministries those inserts are trying to help.
Church Recommendations Matter
People trust recommendations over advertising, 81% to 36%. So collecting church recommendations is a powerful way to get people to your church. Here's how to encourage church reviews.
The Church Visitor Gift: How Bribery Can Bring People Back
The church visitor gift is a tried and true way to make guests feel welcome and bring them back to your church. We talk examples, rationale and more.
ChurchM.ag on Unwelcome
ChurchM.ag covers our latest book, Unwelcome. “I think every church should get this and read it, no matter how awesome they think they are.”
Church Visitor Horror Stories: Stalker
Our Church Visitor Horror Story Contest comes to a close with our grand prize winner: The pastor who wouldn't let you leave and then a member tracks you down at ...
Embrace Some Awkward: Empathize With Church Visitors
Checking out a gym can help church communicators realize how awkward it is for visitors to check out a church. Learn to empathize with church visitors.
Church Visitor Horror Stories: Reserved Seating
Going to church for the first time is scary. But reserved seating? With the evil eye? Creepy! That makes for a real Church Visitor Horror Story.
Unwelcome Hangout: Visitors & Church Communication
Watch the Unwelcome Hangout to learn more about how churches welcome (or don't) visitors. With Jonathan Malm and Dave Shrein.
Church Visitor Horror Stories: Firing the Pastor
Walking into church for the first time can be scary. But firing the pastor? Yikes! That makes for a real Church Visitor Horror Story. And it's our first winner.
