#nextchurch2014 amen to caring for the neighborhood
Recently there was an article concerning the …..lets say staidness of overly churched culture….
How do you get a church to event plan beyond the church culture? Here are some guidelines to consider
Rule number One: Don’t do anything for free….it creates a debt mentality that is unhealthy for the congregation and the attendee
Church: Let’s throw this free event, then people will love us and come to church….
Potential Attendee: Free? Really, I bet that church just wants my soul, no way I’m going to that…
Church: We had a free event…why didn’t anyone come (or) People came to our free event, why aren’t they coming to church
Rule Number Two: If you throw an event, have a reason behind it (other than attracting people to the church…ideally have at least TWO solid reasons
ex: Let’s have a farmer’s market 1. it will support…
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