Course Outline

One of the most practical workshops that I've attended. A huge help. Thanks

Wayne Dulson
Loughton Baptist Church

I highly recommend this course very informative infact I was highly surprised how much information was shared and the depth of the teaching. Very Good the best church growth seminar I have attended in the UK !

Pastor Peter Nembhard ARC
www.arc4u.org.uk

This is a practical start to any church who wants to tranform their church to becoming more welcoming and "sticky"

Caroline King
Sidcup Baptist Church

The seminar was five star in all aspects,it addressed critical issues pastors face- about retaining first time visitors and making their church welcoming. The forum also allowed participants relate their own respective experiences, which added value to the presentation. .... I would recommend this workshop to any pastor and leadership who wants to maximise and fulfil their church purpose.

Charles Oham - Parish Pastor ALL Nations Church- RCCG

The workshop gave me keywords like: 1. Become a sticky church 2. The MOT or moment of truth 3. The HELLO factor all of which were helpful in applying the course materials to our own setting.

Rev. Peter Norris, Aldersbrook Baptist Church

Great workshop - good value for money. Our team has already met to discuss how to implement the lessons learned. Pity I was fasting, so I couldn\'t do justice to the good breakfast spread!

Joe Jesuloba - Pastor House of Hope(Kensington Temple plant, Kings Cross)

I was surprised by the degree of practical help that the seminar has to helping our church becoming a more welcoming place for new comers.

Robert Dando
Worcester Park Baptist Church

KEY ASPECT OF SEMINAR. Implementation as a 'whole church' matter. Designing the process. Developing the team
Outreach -> Sticky Church -> Discipleship. Why planning is important. Example of a typical plan
Design matters! Not just brochures but banners and postcard campaigns. Do's and don'ts. Making sure printed material goes beyond just looking good.
Easy to implement and useful tool in connecting visitors. HTML vs. Text Only emails. Design issues and service providers. We look at a recent campaign
How texting is integrated into our Connections process. Service providers, costs etc.
Just say W.E.L.C.O.M.E Acronymn used in training Welcome team. W is for...
We'll be looking at Content, Conversation and Hospitality plus defining clear objectives for your Guest Centre
Sticky church vs. Leaky church. What really encourages guests to stay? What pushes them away? Closing the back door. Defining your 'next steps'
We will be spending a lot of time on this as it is central to a good Connections process. We analyse a typical welcome card, how we use it, effectiveness issues, responsiblities for filling out and collection, actioning etc.
Really essential things from designing a program to timing the service AND a whole lot more.
MOT's are points at which your guests make judgements about your church. We'll talk about external and internal MOT's
It is said people make up their mind to revisit your church in the first thirty seconds. We look at what goes into creating a good First Impression
Who is your service primarily for? The unchurched, dechurched, young working class families? We explain why target thinking is important (hold your fire for now:)
A brief look at Matthew 11:28 and a practical exercise to drive the point home.