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By Lyle E. Schaller
Are you continue to soreness over the sight of empty pews? Have your efforts been greater than exhaustive in increasing your congregation? have you ever maximized your brainstorming capability for bringing in new contributors? in case you have reached what seems to be your restrict, then not be troubled, forty four how you can bring up Church Attendance can open the doorways of either your church and brain. With confirmed recommendations for construction a physique for Christ, church leaders can elevate their club after which loose themselves to target different vital missions for God. Schaller's feedback will energize leaders and placed their church buildings at the street of abundance.
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Or we will always serve Communion to people in the pews so the elderly will never have to walk down that sloping floor. ) In at least a few congregations the passage of time has made one or two of these assimptions obsolete. Three useful experiences for those responsible for remodeling the nave to accommodate contemporary reality could be to: a. Stand outside the church on Sunday morning and count how many worshipers (1) come alone, (2) come as part of a two-person group, (3) come as part of a three-person group, and (4) come as part of a group including four or more persons.
The members are young, find it easy to climb stairs to worship on the second floor, and will never grow old. d. All members and visitors will be slender and agile people who will experience no difficulty in climbing past people seated at the end of the pew in order to reach the vacant sections near the center of that pew. e. Sunday morning worship attendance will vary little from Sunday to Sunday or month to month, so it will not be necessary to adjust to the fact that attendance during Lent or on Christmas Eve may be double or triple the attendance in August.
Interior signs should direct people to the office, the pastor's study, rest rooms, the fellowship hall, and classrooms. These should be attractive and easy-to-read signs placed at strategic points in the hallways. 3. The Nursery and Rest Rooms Are Important The quality of the nursery is of great significance for any congregation seeking to reach mothers born since 1960. The inspection committee to identify the changes needed to modernize the nursery should include (a) three mothers with first-born children not yet one year old (they need not be members), (b) a doting grandfather who loves children and has influence with the trustees, and (c) one extremely militant and loving grandmother.