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Beyond the First Visit: The Complete Guide to Connecting Guests to Your Church
by Gary L., McIntosh
from Baker Books

Customer Reviews:

• Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0

• Practical Advice for Churches
  The title of McIntosh's compelling book shoud be an eye-catcher for anyone concerned about how their church looks to visitors--or guests, as the author puts it. He offers thoughtful, practical ideas about church people in churchs of all sizes. This book is a compelling read and a great starting point for discussions.

• Disappointing Recyling of Material
  The cover promises to offer the reader a complete guide to church hospitality, and is written by well know church growth scholar Gary McIntosh.
  If you have NEVER picked up a book on welcoming visitors, this can be a helpful introduction.
  This book does have some strengths in looking at the visitor flow of your church.
  Attracting Visitors -- Getting them to come.
  Welcoming Visitors -- The art of Hospitality, dealing with first impressions and service.
  But there are better books on... more info

• Makes you think
  This book really makes you think about what you and/or are not doing at your church. We go through "church" without really thinking about guests/visitors. We often treat people like visitors - thanks for coming, come again if you want, but you're not really part of the "family". We should treat them like guests - we want them and want them to come back and most importantly, we want them to become part of the family.
  The book makes you look at your church with new lenses.

• Great in Context
  I would definitely recommend Beyond the First Visit to those looking to systematically think through their process of welcoming & inviting new comers into your church community.
  GOOD- It is comprehensive in scope, full of helpful ideas and information, and forces you to ask very helpful questions in a systematic fashion. It will fill your head with ideas and help you see how one set of ideas leads to another.
  NEEDS WORK- Internet, email, SMS, Facebook- all these sorts of new technologies are... more info

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