Wednesday, September 18, 2013

THE ART OF GETTING AND UTILIZING CONTACT INFORMATION ON WORSHIP ATTENDEES


A dependable follow up system is one of the most critical elements in developing and sustaining a high retention of first time worship attendees.  Worship service content quality, onsite hospitality, quality of facility and quality of children's ministry are four other very important elements.  But nothing is more important than follow up.  And follow up is impossible without a dependable conduit of information about our visitors flowing into the hands of the leadership team.  

Sunday, September 1, 2013

WHY DO CHURCH PLANTS FAIL


A few years ago, my good friends Bill Easum and Jim Griffith wrote a book of the Top Ten Reasons why some church plants go belly up.  This past week, I was asked this question, and I decided to respond with my own list of ten reasons.  It echoes their list, but it differs in a few ways.