Creating Great Church Guest First Impressions
How you treat people who are new to your church can be the difference between your church growing or getting stuck.
Tag: first impressions
What Makes Them Come Back?
Genuine love and care are unmistakable and irresistible. When people encounter it, it’s truly transforming.
How to Welcoming Guests, Without Going Overboard
No two visitors agree on how a faithful church should be welcoming guests.
Do Guests Notice the Little Things?
I felt I needed more buy-in from them in helping to lead the church. They were a great group of people who were passionate about reaching the lost, but they had begun to neglect some of the little things to keep a church operating.
3 Tips to Engage First-Time Visitors
The first time someone visits your church, the primary decision theyre evaluating is whether or not theyre going to return the following weekend. Learn how to engage first-time visitors effectively.
Develop Community Connection Rather Than Just Collect Information
Before a guest enters the church, the church should think of ways to develop community connection with them beyond a one-time visit to a service.
Creating a Positive Guest Experience
Ensure the message the church shares on its website, social media pages, and in-person equals the positive guest experience they will encounter when they arrive.
Parking Lot Volunteers Set the Tone
Remember that we live in an 8 second world, and first impressions are critical. In that context, whether you have one person or a multi-person team helping in the parking lot, they’re the first contact new visitors will receive.
Winning the New and Old Front Doors
Nine times out of 10, guests will not just show up unsure of what to expect because they will have reviewed the church's website and social media pages looking for the flavor of your local church.
Battling Church Familiarity in Your Church
Has your church become so comfortable in the familiar that it misses what guests are experiencing? Guests will break through the confines of the comfortable and see Christ, or they will see the church stuck in church familiarity and never return.