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Episode 23 • Does your congregation have very few or no visitors? Talking with leadership teams in small congregations, I'm finding some are waiting for visitors to come BEFORE they establish or re-start their process for welcoming and connecting with visitors and COMMUNICATING what that visitor experience will be like. That's a huge mistake! Don't wait for visitors. Set a plan -- lock it down with your leadership! -- and communicate it on your website, social media, and emails so the next person to consider visiting feels comfortable doing so. This episode includes a simple process you may use onsite and online to connect with visitors.

EPISODE 23 • CONTENTS
(0:00) Welcome and overview
(1:27) Show Intro and Chalk Drawing
(1:46) Welcome and gratitude
(2:39) Exploring the collapse of systems
(3:21) Waiting for visitors to show up
(3:54) Chicken and egg problem
(4:31) What I want you to do
(5:13) ONE - Set your plan
(5:38 ) TWO - Share it on your website
(5:44) THREE - Share weekly via social media
(5:56) Elaborating on these three
(6:23) I recommend using video on your website
(7:38) FOUR - Share process via email too
(7:48) How this helps people visit
(8:27) Anxiety leads to uncertainty
(9:49) Clarity reduces anxiety
(10:04) Other to support visitors
(10:28) Visitor gatherings tip section
(10:42) Informal visitor gatherings
(11:02) Onsite visitor gatherings
(13:03) Online visitor gatherings
(14:00) What to watch next

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