CNLP 651 | Rich Birch on What Growing Churches Are Doing Right Now, The First 100 Days of a New Attender's Journey, Creating a Compelling Invite Culture at Your Church, and To Live Stream or Not to Live Stream
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UnSeminary's Rich Birch returns to the podcast to talk about what growing churches are doing right now, the first 100 days of a new attender's journey at your church, whether to live stream or not live stream your services, and how to create a compelling invite culture at your church.
If you're looking for a conversation about practical church growth, this is it!
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TIMESTAMPS
Church growth trends and diversity (00:07:21)
Increasing Diversity in Churches (00:15:02)
The Impact of Diversity on Church Attendance (00:19:39)
Streamlining Newcomer Pathways (00:21:09)
The 100-Day Connection Window (00:22:07)
The Shift from Foyer to Online Engagement (00:24:46)
Creating Accessible Encounters (00:26:13)
Building Community Spaces (00:29:37)
Challenges of engaging online attendees (00:31:18)
Impact of church decisions on culture engagement (00:35:11)
Building a Compelling Volunteer Experience (00:44:51)
Understanding the Diffusion of Innovation Curve (00:45:42)
Equipping People for Invite Culture (00:46:33)
Strategies for Creating an Invite Culture (00:49:28)
Leveraging Shareable Weekend Teaching (00:52:41)
Strategic use of events and gimmicks (01:04:50)
Differentiating Sundays (01:11:28)
The invite culture litmus test (01:13:26)
Leveraging time change Sunday (01:16:28)
Building strategies around data (01:17:14)
Unlocking invite culture (01:18:03)
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