RELEVANT CHILDREN'S MINISTRY

It's only 2 days away! The Children's Ministry Online Conference.  

We will be talking about effective strategies to see more of your guests return and get connected to your church. 

Did you know the average guest return rate is only 7%?  

But in this conference, you will discover how to see 38% or higher of guests return for a second visit.  

The conference is in 2 days - October 16 from 11:00 am - noon. (central time zone)

Here's some cool news. When you sign up for the conference, you will receive a copy of my new book "Be Our Church Guest." You'll also receive on demand access for the conference so you can watch it later with your staff and volunteers. 

I don't say this light-heartily.  

THE FIRST IMPRESSION TRULY IS A LASTING IMPRESSION. 

You have one opportunity to make a first impression.  If a guest doesn't have a great first impression, they are not going to come back.  It doesn't matter how many times you call them, email them or text them, they won't be back.

That's way it's so important that you attend this conference, if you want to see your ministry grow.  

Get signed up now. You can sign up for the conference at this link.

See you there.

I was at Northshore Church in the Seattle area this past weekend.  

While I was there, I was looking for ideas that I could pass along to other ministries. Something caught my eye that I want to share with you. 

In the hallways and stairs, there were dots on the floor. The dots were used for way finding purposes.

For example, if you have a 3-year-old, the blue dots would lead you to the right room.  Or if you have a 4th grader, the green dots would lead you to the 4th grade room.  

While you should always walk first-time guests to their room, the dots are very helpful.  Especially after service, when your guests are trying to locate which room their child is in.  If you tell them to follow a certain color of dot, it will make it much easier to find their child's room.  

I've included some pictures that I took.  For clarity, they still have room signs above the doors to help people locate the rooms. With the dots added in as well, it makes easier for parents (especially first-time-guests) to find the way to their child's room. 

You can get dots like this from your local printing company or you might even be able to create them in-house.