I’m curious, how important are your guests to you? If you can’t describe how important they are to you then I suspect they may not be in the habit of staying. We have a holy responsibility to take each and every guest that darkens our door extremely seriously. They represent the lost, the needy, the broken. They represent potential members and leaders. They represent church growth.
Unless you and your leaders really aren’t interested in reaching your community you will give great thought to what your guests think, feel, see, hear and even smell on any and every given Sunday morning. We did this a couple of years ago at Elim Gospel Church. We asked ourselves, “What would we want guests to say about us in an imaginary interview, if someone were to ask them:‘What do you think about Elim Gospel Church?’” Here’s what we came up with:
Guest Vision Statement: “I feel welcome at Elim Gospel Church. The people are friendly and I believe they are glad I’m here. Everything is done with excellence. My whole family enjoys coming and feels cared for. They teach the Bible in a relevant way and I’m learning how to apply it in my everyday life. I experience God here, and He’s transforming me. I feel I am part of something great, and I look forward to inviting my friends and family. I want to get more involved and people are showing me how.”