Retention

Start With Serving

We’re very intentional about providing quality opportunities for people to serve and to make a difference in our community. Through that we have a lot of success in getting new people connected to the life of the church.

‘Together We’

The Lord gave me two words: together we. After that, we penned our mission statement out of Together We: Together we are a reaching, discipling, sending church impacting generations for Christ.

3 Online Strategies to Convert Seekers Into Visitors

A beautiful and well-designed website is a great thing to have, but more important than that is a website that functions to help people understand who you are, what you believe, and how to find you.

How to Really Be a Church Where All Are Welcome

Lead Pastor Jim Burgen shares how to get people to relax and stay to figure out their relationship with God

Idea: 3 Ways to Use Apps

Use apps to grow your church and retain members.

Idea: Get an Entire Community to Value a Local Church

How Harvest Church in Billings, Mont., makes the church a much-loved fixture among the unchurched in its community

Idea: Reach Families Affected by Mental Illness

How Community of Grace Lutheran Church in Lincoln, Neb., effectively helps and loves families affected by mental illness.

Plug First-Time Guests Into the Church Immediately After the Service

Experience Life Church helps first-time guests evaluate where they are on their faith journey immediately.

Idea Starter: Home-Based Small Groups Reach Out to Neighbors and Friends

How One Church Does It: EastLake Church asks group leaders to open groups to acquaintances to connect them to church.

Allow Volunteers to Shadow Mentors Before They Commit to a Ministry

Living Stones Church matches its members to service that fits their interests.

Offer Neighborhood-Based Connections

Christ’s Church of the Valley offers small groups based on geography and neighborhood.