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Posts Tagged ‘Unwelcome’
#5: Quit Saying You Welcome Everyone When You Don’t
In too many of our churches, we’re fooling ourselves into thinking we are welcoming when we really aren’t. It's time to quit.
Church Visitor Horror Stories: Lost Generation
If you're not willing to extend God's peace, then take down your cross and be the social club you apparently are. Now you're creating a lost generation.
Church Visitor Horror Stories: Children’s Ministry Fail
Lurking in the back of every parent's mind is the history of child abuse cases in the church. Lack of parental reassurance? Children's ministry fail.
Church Visitor Horror Stories: Wrong Time
Listing the wrong time on your website is a rookie mistake. Ignoring those early arriving visitors is, sadly, a veteran move.
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.
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.
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.
