fresh & practical ideas for your journey to the summit
Why God Is Bringing People to Your Church
There are many things God uses to get guests to your church Do not confuse them however with WHY they are at your church.
Visualize faces and names of those new to your church right now and ponder these two facts that are true of every one of them...
How One Man Found Our Church
It is good to remember that this journey of assimilation is not our own creation or a responsibility of ours to make happen. God owns it. He was working ahead of us, is working alongside us, and waiting for us and those we lead at the summit.
Here is one of the most extraordinary example I have heard at my church of how God does this.
2 Questions to Ask Every Guest at Your Church
The person who is in charge of any conversation is the person asking the questions.
Now the goal of any conversation with a guest at your church is certainly not to be in charge of it. But I think we become "disconnectors" instead of connectors when we feel that we have to sell our church with many words and lots of talking.
Connection happens best when we ask people the right questions and let them talk. Here are the two questions we ask every guest.
The 2:47 Factor
Nelson Searcy in his book Fusion shares that on average, churches of any size in the U.S. only assimilate 1 out of every 20 people who visit. Ponder this stat as you think about building community in your church family. It means that 19 out of every 20 people that visit our churches will not become a part of it in any meaningful way. How many people would attempt a journey if only 1 out of 20 would arrive at their destination?
When our movement was born, Christ followers experienced the expansion of community differently: I call it "The 2:47 Factor".
Ready to speed up your progress?
Is it time for you to take building (or rebuilding) your Assimilation System seriously with the CTA Video Course (especially before your next big weekend)?
Do you need one-on-one help with one of our results-driven coaching packages? (we’ll join you in the weeds and do the work with you)
Or are you ready for total staff-wide alignment — the fastest move you can make toward strong walls and open gates? Then Base Camp is for you.
What about a full audit of the walls and gates that you are (or maybe aren’t) presenting to your guests every Sunday with a Secret Sunday Guest Review?