Posts Tagged ‘welcome’

Here’s What’s Missing From Your Church’s Communications
August 6, 2018

Here’s What’s Missing From Your Church’s Communications

How do people feel when they come to your church? You should be working to identify negative emotions your audience will be feeling and replace them with positive emotions.

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Church Shopping: How Can We Better Welcome Guests?
March 22, 2017

Church Shopping: How Can We Better Welcome Guests?

Secret shoppers visit stores to offer an unbiased critique of the customer experience. Churches need the same insight and Greg Atkinson offers just that.

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Secrets of a Secret Shopper: Reaching and Keeping Church Guests
March 22, 2017

Secrets of a Secret Shopper: Reaching and Keeping Church Guests

Greg Atkinson, a secret shopper for churches, helps church communicators understand how the welcome experience attracts or repels guests in his book Secrets of a Secret Shopper.

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Church Communication Blind Spots
October 26, 2016

Church Communication Blind Spots

When we get stuck in our heads, we develop blind spots about welcoming church members and guests. I learned this lesson when thinking about our church's proximity to public transit.

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Church Visitor Cards: How to Connect & Follow Up
October 20, 2014

Church Visitor Cards: How to Connect & Follow Up

Every church needs a way to welcome visitors and invite them to become involved. The church visitor card is standard, but you need to make it effective.

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Making Visitors Feel Welcome (But Not Too Welcome)
April 4, 2012

Making Visitors Feel Welcome (But Not Too Welcome)

The dread-locked author, hippy and Jesus lover Anne Lamott gives churches advice about how to welcome visitors.

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Church & Immigration: You’re Not From Around Here
October 24, 2011

Church & Immigration: You’re Not From Around Here

In the midst of the on-going immigration debate, the Bible has a lot to say about welcoming the stranger. As communicators, how do our churches speak to this issue?

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first-impressions-beyond Article
December 9, 2004

Meet Matt: He Keeps Bringing Me Back

About every other week, for the past few months, I’ve been going to the same restaurant before heading to an evening class after work. The restaurant is one of those ...

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