It is one thing to get people to come to your church. It is a completely different challenge to get them back. What are you doing to get people back? This is a “critical follow-up” question. I was at a training event in San Diego where the presenter, Gil Sieglitz, shared this statistic: “Only 16 percent of first-time visitors will come back, but 85 percent of visitors who return the next Sunday will stay.” This underscores the importance of good follow-up. Only 16 percent of first-time visitors will
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