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.
