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

Archive

University Baptist - Warm, Friendly, Cross-Cultural - 6/6/2013 2:46 pm

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

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Funny But True: I’ve Seen All These Behaviors During Church Visits

Posted by stainedglass

Posted: July 10, 2012 - 11:59 am

Follow my church visit activity at Twitter.com/ChurchVisits

Please take a minute to watch this brief YouTube video What if Starbucks Marketed Like a Church? A Parable. by clicking the title.

This humorous video portrays off-putting behaviors I’ve personally observed during many area church visits during the past 12 years. Sadder still is the average visitor decides in 5-8 minutes whether to make a return visit to a church. This video lasts 5 minutes 33 seconds, a similar amount of time.

Starbucks prides itself in providing a great customer experience. Clearly they would not be successful if they treated their customers like many churches treat their guests. There is much to be learned from this brief video.

If you’ve had similar experiences, I’d be happy to share them with blog readers from time to time. Please send your stories, without naming the church, to churchvisits@gmail.com. Humor tends to make a point without wounding. I hope you enjoy the video and look forward to reading and sharing your stories.

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