{"id":350,"date":"2006-10-04T19:36:00","date_gmt":"2006-10-04T19:36:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/oxgoad.ca\/2006\/10\/04\/on-what-it-takes-to-reach-them-is-what-it-takes-to-keep-them\/"},"modified":"2006-10-04T19:36:00","modified_gmt":"2006-10-04T19:36:00","slug":"on-what-it-takes-to-reach-them-is-what-it-takes-to-keep-them","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/oxgoad.ca\/2006\/10\/04\/on-what-it-takes-to-reach-them-is-what-it-takes-to-keep-them\/","title":{"rendered":"on "What it takes to reach them is what it takes to keep them.""},"content":{"rendered":"
Another online friend writes on this topic here<\/a>, and I think I agree with him. (Good to be on the agreeing side, eh, Ben?)<\/p>\n I was prompted to add a few comments on this subject because in my e-mail inbox today was an e-mail from a ministry that I am sure means well, but… But here is the subject line of the e-mail:<\/p>\n This Fall, Keep the First-Time Guests You Reach<\/p><\/blockquote>\n The e-mail is from a ministry called www.ChurchLeaderInsights.com. The man behind this ministry is called Nelson Searcy. I see he went to school at Gardner-Webb University, a school in a town where I used to serve as a weekend youth pastor. I made lots of mistakes on North Carolinians! He has taken subsequent education at two SBC seminaries. The bio on his sight reads this way:<\/p>\n In 2002, Nelson Searcy started The Journey Church of the City in New York, NY. The congregation has grown from a handful of people to over 1100 in four Sunday worship services and over 1200 in 95 small groups. The Journey is an innovative, multicultural church in Manhattan. An experienced strategist, coach and speaker, Nelson serves as a regular consultant to churches across America. He is the author of over 20 articles and 30 training resources on leadership, evangelism, church planting and church growth. Before coming to NYC, he served as the Director of The Purpose Driven Community at Saddleback Church.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n Here is the promotional blurb for the Assimilation Seminar, which is what the e-mail I received was advertising. You can find the site here<\/a>. (Somehow it slipped through my ever vigilant spam filter.)<\/p>\n It’s not enough to just attract first time guests – Resource CD Includes:<\/p>\n 25+ page Assimilation Strategy used at The Journey
you must learn how to keep them! This seminar on
Assimilation discusses practical steps that will help
you create an inviting environment for your first-time guests- one that they will want to come back to time and time again! 2 Teaching CDs plus a Resource CD<\/p>\n
Sample Emails
Sample Surveys
Greeter and Usher Overviews
Sample Follow-Up Letters
Sample Communication Cards
Plus much more!<\/p>\n