I bet you had visitors at church yesterday.
How are you going to follow up with them this week?
(Notice I wrote “this week”)
An email is safe. It, like all electronic media, provides a safe distance. They can’t shut the door in your face. They can’t hang up on you. Leave a phone number they can call to reach you with any questions.
Other options?
An unannounced visit is a little intrusive.
A handwritten letter from someone they met at church is a nice idea. Get it in the mail quickly.
A form letter? Risky. They might just think that EVERY visitor got one of those — which is probably true. So that “I’m just a number, not a name” thing might come into play. This might be a viable option with a nice personal, handwritten note at the bottom.
A phone call is probably your best bet at this point. Do they have any questions?
And while you’re on the phone, extend an invite to next week’s service. Or, better yet, see if you can schedule a brief visit to the house to say hello or bring by a “welcome” gift from the church.
Whatever the method, do your best to make it personal. If Christ can have a personal relationship with every person in the world, we can establish personal relationships with the people who come through our church doors.
The worst thing you can do is not follow up.
Corinn and I visited a church, and after two Sundays, we hadn’t received a call from the church, a letter or a visit. Finally, WE CALLED THE CHURCH to see if we could get more information. The message was this: We were interested in them, but they weren’t interested in us, it seemed.
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