Host a great guest speaker to attract newcomers to your church. Twice we have had Michael Franzese as a guest speaker. Michael is a former Mob Captain with the Colombo crime family who now travels the country sharing the story of how he came to Christ. Both times have been amazing weekends for us. Thanks to […]
Attract Newcomers
8 Steps to a VBS that Attracts Families to Your Church
Can your Vacation Bible School do more than lead kids to Christ? Yes, you can see your VBS attenders become church-going families if you build a relationship with them. At New Song, we have four distinct goals for our summer Kids Camp: Disciple the children of our church in an intensive, week-long program. Develop leadership and […]
9 Dynamic Ways to Widen your Church’s Front Door
Would you like to have more newcomers to your church each weekend? Yes, please. As you develop your outreach strategy, consider including a plan for equipping your church members to be recommenders and inviters. Here are nine steps you can take to widen your church’s front door: 1. Value lost people. The key to being an inviting church is to be a […]
9 Big Ways to Make the Most of a Church Guest Speaker
Guest speakers should be part of your regular strategy for growing your church. It’s like inviting people to a football game, or over to dinner, or to a party. There’s a specific time and a specific reason for people to come. Going to church any weekend lacks that specific umpf for newcomers to get in […]
How to Grow your Church in Leaps and Bounds
A trickle isn’t going to cut it. You might have wished for a new family or two to join your church every week or two, but that’s not how it works. Churches grow in leaps and bounds. Over the past ten years, New Song has doubled in size. All of our growth has come from […]
Church Marketing: How to Get your Money’s Worth out of Postcards
Don’t you worry that sending postcards to the neighborhoods around your church is a waste of money? A denominational executive said to me recently, “We’ve stopped letting our church planters send postcard invitations. They don’t work.” I understand his reasoning. I’ve seen dozens of postcards that were completely ineffective. I’ve mailed out a few myself. […]
Which is the Best Church Marketing Tool to Reach your Neighborhood?
Some of my staff had a debate last spring: Is sending a postcard for your Fall Outreach series worth the money, or is it better to do doorhangers, or advertise by social media? What do you think, Pastor? How to Use the Best Church Marketing Tools for your Church The Law of Invitation My answer to […]
7 Benefits of Hosting a High-Profile Guest Speaker
In 2011, New Song hosted Scott Rigsby for what we call a “Wow Weekend.” Scott is a paraplegic triathlete – the only double amputee to complete the Hawaiian Iron Man competition. Scott did some things for us that we couldn’t have done for ourselves. His unique story of perseverance in the midst of pain gripped […]