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Archive for the ‘First Impressions & Beyond’ Category
7 Complaints When Visiting a Church Website
The first impression of a church is often virtual. Check out our tips to learn common complaints visitors have about church websites.
Church Visitor Horror Stories: Welcome Room
Shunting visitors off to a "welcome room" is a horrible idea. There's nothing welcoming about segregation.
Church Visitor Horror Stories: Guest Preacher
Under no circumstances is it appropriate to ask a visitor to preach. Come up with an emergency plan. Visitor as last-minute guest preacher is not a plan.
Church Visitor Horror Stories: Time Change
Not updating your website with a special service time is a big problem, but don't compound that problem by running out of seats.
Church Visitor Horror Stories: Congregation Fail
Sometimes the greatest obstacle to welcoming new people into your church is the people in your church. Congregation fail.
The Purpose of Your Church Bulletin: Evaluate Before You Tweak
What's the purpose of your church bulletin? Is it really the best tool for the job? Before you tweak your bulletin, consider its purpose.
Church Visitor Horror Stories: Greeter Fail
Having greeters? Win. Over-eager greeters who creep out your guests? That's a fail. Avoid the greeter fail.
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.
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.
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.
Anne Lamott on Grief, Brokenness & Small Steps
Anne Lamott, the patron saint of brokenness, is an example of honesty, grace and the small victories that church communicators need to embrace.
