Visitation

So far we've visited four churches in area, and we've been visited by only two of them. We had a very pleasant visit last night from folks whose church we attended last week. What about the other two churches? Well one of them sent us a letter, telling us that if we wanted a staff member to visit we needed to come again and indicate our desire for a visit on the visitor's card. I guess our visit to them was not indication enough that we were interested. One other church, one of the larger ones in town, has not bothered to contact us at all, although we filled out their visitor's information.

We received further information about the churches that sent visitors, and they're on our "let's go back" list. We would have liked information from the other two, but they've been crossed off that list because they showed no interest in us.

By the way, it is instructive to note that the two churches that sent visitors were also the most "friendly" during our Sunday morning visit. Is there a correlation? I think so. Churches that want people to come back are proactive in greeting new people in worship and are quick to contact them in person during the following week. Churches on the go will grow!

We're taking another step in our church search by going to Sunday School this week. It is there where you usually find out what the church is really all about. We'll keep you posted.