If your church isn’t doing any adult baptisms, the reality is that you can probably take a look at your decadal attendance and membership figures, plot them, and speculate moderately accurately when you will no longer be a viable congregation.
Ouch!
From Five marks of an effective congregation
Be the first to comment!Bill Tenny Brittian put out his list of the top five reasons churches don’t grow.
This nails so much of what we are doing and the changes we are making at The Mission. Some of these areas we excel in. Others, not so much. Word of note. If you are someone who touches a microphone or has any influence at The Mission I expect you to read and understand the original post. Find it here.
Here is his list. But go to his site and read the entire article.
5. Ineffective Attendance Tracking
4. Lack of Guest Follow-up
3. Lack of Hospitality
3. Ineffective Assimilation/Discipleship
1. Worship Services that aren’t Worth Shouting About
I want every person who visits The Mission to get touched by God and come into their purpose. If we have to go out of our way to keep them coming to church then so be it. That is what we are supposed to do.
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