Church visits

Visiting: As a student of religion, I've seen how various factors in a church visit affect spiritual growth and religious attitudes as one searches for a church home. I visit churches to observe, firsthand, how they present themselves to visitors. My visits, with a few exceptions, focus on Christian churches. This blog contains accounts of those visits, and related posts. I look for the following in my visits:
• Friendliness and warmth
• Genuine welcome, true Christian hospitality
• Effective, well-delivered bible-based main teaching
• Music deepening the worship, not just entertainment

Map to churches I have visited.
My email: churchvisits@gmail.com

Visiting Anchorage - Looking for a Friendly Service? - 5/19/2013 11:16 am

Guest Post: Why Theology Matters to Musicians - 5/4/2013 4:09 pm

Easter Without the Trimmings at Cornerstone Church - 4/18/2013 10:06 pm

Central Christian Finally Updates Website Worship Times - 4/10/2013 10:15 pm

Beer & Hymns: Great Fun & Successful Fundraiser - 4/9/2013 10:19 pm

REMINDER: Beer & Hymns tonight! - 4/7/2013 11:38 am

UPDATE: Central Christian's Posted Worship Time on Website Still Wrong! - 4/7/2013 11:24 am

Central Christian Disappoints -- BIG TIME! - 4/2/2013 3:03 pm

Received Your Mail Invitation to Easter Services?

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Easter is one of the best times of the year to invite friends, neighbors, and acquaintances to your church's services. Some Anchorage churches know how important this date is and are mailing out invitations. I received one such invitation in the mail this week.

The 5" x 9" card invitation I received (below) is most inviting and makes a stunning visual impression with the "I AM" motif which also describes the face of Jesus Christ with tiny "I AM's". Faith Christian Community blankets it's community with invitations at appropriate times of the year: Christmas, Easter, etc. If you've received an invitation from your church, please scan and send it to ChurchVisits@gmail.com or mail to Church Visits, PO Box 90174, Anchorage, AK 99509. I'd love to show other examples of Easter invitations as we move into Holy Week.Faith Christian Community Easter Invitation - 2012Faith Christian Community Easter Invitation - 2012

The addressing side has a great invitational message to visit. This is the right stuff!

Card Message
"Jesus ... the great I AM. Have you ever thought about the implications of His name? It's not "I Was" or "I will be." It's "I AM." He IS all you need Him to be in the present day. If you're thinking about trying church out again, join us for the I AM series, where we'll remind one another that we are not living life alone. We have the "I AM." Whether we acknowledge Him or not, He is right here among us."
Faith Christian Community Easter Invitation - 2012 (address & message)Faith Christian Community Easter Invitation - 2012 (address & message)

Most importantly, don't forget a personal invitation from you will go much further than a mailing. Documented research indicates the majority of non-believers or non-attenders have NEVER been invited to church. Incredible! I know this is true from personal experience of many years.

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