Getting Your Building and Grounds Ready for Easter.
With Easter coming, most churches anticipate their largest services of the year. Are your building and grounds ready for double your average attendance? Here are a couple of things to turn your attention to in preparation. Is your parking lot in good shape? Usually 10 percent of your spaces should be clearly designated for guests […]
Servant Evangelism Before Easter
With Easter coming soon there are some unique opportunities that you and your church can do to serve your community while promoting your Easter services. Invite your congregation to put on community wide yard sale to benefit a local charity or cause. Offer a tax receipt to any donors and even offer to pick up […]
40 Days Until Easter
Forty days is a significant time period in the Bible. In the Old Testament, when God destroyed the earth with water, He caused it to rain forty days and forty nights (Genesis 7:12). Moses was on Mount Sinai for forty days and forty nights receiving the Ten Commandments. (Exodus 24:18). The Israelite spies took forty […]
Good Word of Mouth Begins with a Great 1st Impression
In every Pizza with the Pastor gathering I have ever held for newcomers I would ask the same question, “What did you notice first when you came to our church? Without fail I would hear repeatedly, “How warmly I was welcomed.” I would convey that story often to our Hospitality, Ushering, Greeting, and Security (HUGS) […]
The Six Most Common Mistakes Pastors Make and What to do About Them
Over the years I’ve seen pastors make the same mistakes over and over. Every time I see these mistakes I can almost bet their church is declining. So I thought I would share with you the six most common mistakes I see pastors doing and what to do about it. Mistake Number One: Not making […]
ATTRACTING NEW VISITORS FOR VALENTINE’S DAY.
Cultural holidays are wonderful opportunities to attract people to your church. Take last weekend’s Super Bowl as an example. For years the church I pastored would host ‘Football Sunday’ and we would encourage unchurched people, especially men, to attend services wearing their favorite team’s jersey or colors. As a part of my message on a […]