30 Really Important Seconds in Your Church

When I first entered local church ministry, I heard leaders describe the importance of the first few moments of a first-time guest’s experience at a church. Because many guests decide in those few moments if they will return, it is important for a church to express hospitality to guests. We want to welcome others because Christ has welcomed us.

I have learned, as a father, about another very critical 30 seconds.

The 30 seconds when a parent picks up his/her child from the group/class at the end of the worship service are very important. I have seen some churches maximize this moment and other churches ill-prepared for the sacred opportunity these 30 seconds provide. Some churches possess a sacred “relational intentionality” for these 30 seconds. They think strategically about the discipleship of the family, and they train their leaders to be relational and hospitable. When those 30 seconds possess relational intentionality, two things happen.... Read more

The poster was created by behance.net for the Journey Church in Murray,Kentucky. It shows the logo behance.net created for the church's infant-pre-k children's ministry.