Feeling Unwelcome, Family Plans Departure from Town that Invited Them

Thursday, February 18th, 2010

In the News
Four years ago, Michael and Jeanette Tristani and their twin children accepted the invitation from Hazelton, North Dakota, to move there from their native Florida and receive two free lots and up to $20,000 in startup money. They received the free land and some cash, but not much of a welcome, they say.
Now [...]

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When Newcomers Don’t Come Back to Our Churches – Part 3

Wednesday, June 3rd, 2009

2nd in my commentary on Newcomer Turn Offs at Church. To give credit where it’s due, I ran across the top 15 list on Churchsolutionsmag.com.
In an effort to generate some thoughts and conversation about how we attract and retain newcomers to our churches, I’m giving my two cent’s worth on this top 15 list. Number [...]

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When Newcomers Don’t Come Back to Our Churches

Tuesday, April 21st, 2009

I read an article on Churchsolutionsmag.com today that’s worth some commentary and consideration.
Why do people come to our churches one time and never darken our doors again? Well, some research gives the top 15 reasons people give for not returning. We’ll get to that in a minute. But I’d like to put some metrics on [...]

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