Thursday, May 25, 2023

WHY ARE CHURCHES FAILING TO FOLLOW UP ON WORSHIP GUESTS?

In church after church where I work, I discover there is no system (or too little system) for getting to know worshipers and following up with them after they visit a worship service or other church gathering.  We have known for many decades that visitor follow-up is a foundational best practice for growing and renewing a church - and yet, most pastors are just not getting around to it.  It is baffling.  Follow up is more than a pastoral responsibility - but if just the pastors would take seriously the people who wanted in the doors on Sunday - it might be revolutionary.