fresh & practical ideas for your journey to the summit
A challenge from the Christmas story and a tip on video for connecting well with your holiday guests
Christmas is next week and this is the last post of the decade for me. What do I want you to know? Just 2 things as we move into a whole new decade in 2020.
Do you know how to follow up on Christmas guests so they'll return in January? Here's your checklist
At my church, 18% of all the guest cards we receive in a year come from our Christmas services. That is why we’ve come up with a special and strategic way to follow up on Christmas guests, campus wide, a way that we don’t use with guests at any other time of year.
A checklist for onboarding more volunteers at your church this Christmas
I'm one of those guys who believes that God has already brought to your church all the volunteers you need for everything he wants to do at your Christmas services this year. Here are 4 ways to staff your ministry teams with plenty of volunteers this Christmas, with a checklist for each one.
Your First Impressions Checklist for Christmas
Most of the focus at Christmas revolves around what happens in the auditorium, not around it. Yet it’s where the “common areas” surrounding your auditorium/sanctuary are that most of your guests will decide if your church is one they will be returning to or not. That’s why we all need a first impressions checklist for Christmas.
Check out this story to comprehend what is possible for your guests this Christmas
Know for sure: people’s spiritual journeys will begin at your church this Christmas. No kidding. Just watch this 4 minute video of the Hernandez’s story to see how a simple assimilation strategy will help you bring your unchurched guests all the way to the summit of full connection with God and your church.
What we just learned could change everything.
What we learned at our last Christmas services could double the amount of guests who make themselves known to you this Easter. It could also double the amount of guests we ultimately connect with through our assimilation strategy.
Believe it or not, it already has!
4 ideas for placing more volunteers this Christmas
The 6+ minute video below is one I recorded for some of our volunteer champs who wanted me to give them some ideas for increasing the amount of volunteers placed, especially after recent volunteer sign up efforts. If that's you, and you could use more volunteers this Christmas or in the early part of next year, take a moment and listen to this.