Is Your Church Important? Why Don't You Project It?

Everybody wants to grow. Personally. That is on an individual level. Organizations? Of course. One hears it all the time. But, in reality, what do we want? How we present ourselves to the outside world reflects what we really think is important. Call that curb appeal. How about YOUR church? Worship is a start. We all want visitors and NEW members. Probably best they think like us though - BIG SIGH HERE. Isn't it the truth though? What we project and ask for - well, we just might get. If there is any getting to get. More like us I mean. So, how do we think we should look? If you are an older congregation, a traditional congregation not spending alot of time "seeing" how you look to that outside world, I bet the following - YOUR Sunday Bulletin FRONT cover has a PICTURE of YOUR church and WHEN established or founded. I would almost bet my life on it. Why? Because churches made up of demographics in that frame of mind see themselves identified by the building and historical length of service as though these two particulars will magically give that community permanence. But, THINK about it. What would a first time visitor find relevant on that FRONT cover? OH. YOU use pretty covers from a bulletin cover firm? In other words, you pay good money for tacky irrelevance? EEK .... I'll let you mull that over and give my thoughts in the near future. Of course, it will hook into the WEB. Of course.