Keeping Visitors - Stieglitz, Gil

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Résumé :
A new family decides to visit your church. Now what? Is your church prepared to do what it takes to integrate them as healthy, growing members of your church? This book provides a systematic approach to answering the questions, How can I keep more visitors coming to my church? and Why aren't we able to hang on to them once they come? Most church leaders struggle with this issue of keeping visitors. Visitors assume the church will connect them to others and God, and the church assumes that the visitors will do what it takes to connect until they become a part of the church. In this day and age, this isn't a reliable strategy, especially for non-Christians, as the church is not yet the driving force of their lives. Churches must think through the steps of welcoming and assimilating visitors into the church to maximize its potential for Christ. Dr. Gil Stieglitz introduces this practical, workable assimilation system to help churches work through a visitor assimilation process. This process really does work. Churches implementing the ideas in Keeping Visitors report significant jumps in their visitor retention rates, one even as high as 93%! The process is not personality-driven but instead reaches out with the love of Christ and welcomes people into a community of faith.

Biographie:
Gil Stieglitz is a pastor, author, speaker, catalyst, mentor, professor, and leadership consultant. He speaks to thousands of people every year about building healthy and successful relationships. Currently, Dr. Gil is the discipleship and groups pastor at Bayside Church, a large, multi-campus church in Northern California. He received his Master of Divinity and Doctor of Ministry degrees from Talbot School of Theology, having taught spiritual formation classes at Western Seminary and Biola University. He is the founder and president of Principles To Live By, a non-profit organization that empowers and equips individuals, pastors, and churches through biblical resources, coaching, and counseling. Gil has a tremendous heart for helping people become all that God wants them to be, believing wholeheartedly that Life is relationships. He resides in Roseville, California with his wife Dana and their three adult daughters. For information, speaking opportunities, and resources from Principles To Live By visit www.ptlb.com....

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