ONE DAY SEMINAR

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How to Assimilate Newcomers Into Your Church
ONE DAY SEMINAR
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Session Two
Visitors The Key to
Growth
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Assumptions About Visitors

• 1. No one joins a church without first visiting.
• 2. Visitors wont tell you what they really think
  about your church.
• 3. You dont have a second chance for a good
  first impression.

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Most first-time visitors determine whether
theyre coming back...
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• based on the friendliness of the church.
• before they leave the first time!

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When do visitors determine the friendliness of
your church?
The first 10 minutes following the conclusion of
the service!!
After-service hosts
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How to Project Your Attendance for Next Year
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How to Project Your Attendance for Next Year
Your worship attendance one year from today
depends on...
- the number of visitors - the retention rate
of visitors - the back door rate.
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How Many Visitors Stay?
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How Many Visitors Stay?
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21
17
38
36
57
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What Do You Call Them?
Visitor
a person who resides temporarily one
who goes or comes to inspect one who makes a
short stay at a place for a particular purpose.
Guest
a person welcomed into ones house a person
to whom hospitality is extended a person held in
honor who is due special courtesies.
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What Do You Call Yourself?
Greeter
one who meets or extends welcome in a
specified manner one who gives a formal
salutation at a meeting.
Host
one who receives or entertains socially one
who opens his or her home for a special event
one who takes particular care and concern that
guests are well accommodated.
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Where are your hosts?

• After-service hosts

• Parking hosts
• Lobby hosts
• Class hosts
• Service hosts
• Coffee hosts

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What are visitors looking for?

• Friendliness and warmth of the church
• Character of the worship service
• Place for children
• Adult program
• Church building
• Reputation in the community

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5 Guidelines for Effective Visitor Follow-up
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5 Guidelines for Effective Visitor Follow-up
2. The goal of the follow up contact is
to see guests return.
Purpose Principle
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5 Guidelines for Effective Visitor Follow-up
2. The goal of the follow up contact is
to see guests return.
Purpose Principle
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5 Guidelines for Effective Visitor Follow-up
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Discussion Question

• What are our visitor welcome procedures?
• How satisfied are we?
• What could we do to improve?

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