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Guiding Guests to Greater Involvement

How Substance Church in Roseville, Minn., quickly connects new attendees with friends and a ministry

Try This: Invite the Community to Be Healthy

Focus on health from a biblical perspective at a healthy living expo.

Idea Starter: Have Church Business Cards Printed

Ask church members to distribute business cards for the church around the neighborhood and with unchurched friends and acquaintances

A Better Way to Make Disciples

Jim Putman, the senior pastor of Real Life Ministries, discusses what it takes to plant a church that develops leaders from day one.

Idea Starter: Make Newcomers Feel Genuinely Welcome

Try a handwritten note, a phone call or a personally delivered pie to thank them for their visit

Idea Starter: Don't Embarrass Your Visitors Who Arrive Late

Keep congregants from filling up back pews first by directing them to the front of the church first

Try This: Buy a Stranger’s Morning Newspaper

Purchase a rack's worth of papers at a convenience store.

Idea Starter: Take Small Groups Into the Public Sphere

Asking small groups to meet in public spaces increases your church's exposure and makes attending small groups more interesting