| Do you have a "locater" ad in the Yellow Pages that shows the physical location by cross streets of your church? |
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| Do you advertise special events aimed at non–church members and their concerns and isues? |
Y - N - U |
| Do the special activities of your congregation get regularly reported in your local newspaper? |
Y - N - U |
Do you attempt to raise public awareness about the life and activities of your congregation through advertising? |
Y - N - U |
| Are your present members encouraged to invite friends, coworkers, and extended family members to attend special events organized for them? |
Y - N - U |
Do you have designated, prime parking spaces for visitors located near the front doors of your building? |
Y - N - U |
| Are all entryways, buildings, and walkways clearly marked? |
Y - N - U |
Is the location of the nursery clearly marked? |
Y - N - U |
| Is the nursery located near the worship space? |
Y - N - U |
| Do older, capable, and warm persons staff the nursery? |
Y - N - U |
Are children left in the nursery registered, and is their safety assured? |
Y - N - U |
| Do you have an information table with current newsletters and other information on congregational life located in the main entryway? |
Y - N - U |
Do you have designated "greeters" besides ushers who are trained to help visitors? |
Y - N - U |
| Do you have a simple, understandable and seeker-friendly bulletin that helps visitors participate in your worship? |
Y - N - U |
| Do the clergy have opportunities to greet visitors before they enter and are seated? |
Y - N - U |
| Do you regularly announce the page numbers and location of music and other worship enhancements? |
Y - N - U |
Do you welcome visitors early in the service? |
Y - N - U |
| Do you welcome visitors without singling them out, making them stand, or creating awkwardness for them? |
Y - N - U |
| Do your members engage visitors and invite them to coffee or to other social activities after the service, taking the initiative to introduce them to regular members? |
Y - N - U |
Do you invite "all baptized persons" to receive communion? |
Y - N - U |
| Is your worship bright, vibrant, and well paced? |
Y - N - U |
Is your music, whatever style, done well and will visitors be able to participate in congregational singing? |
Y - N - U |
| If you use musical settings for portions of the service, is the music readily available to visitors? |
Y - N - U |
Do you avoid unique, quaint, or idiosyncratic actions in your liturgy that make sense only to long-time members? |
Y - N - U |
Do all readers speak clearly and move along at a pace that can be understood given the acoustics of your building? |
Y - N - U |
| Does the sermon have "take home" applications relevant to the lives of seekers? |
Y - N - U |
Does the sermon avoid technical terms, or denominationally specific jargon? |
Y - N - U |
| Do you provide an outline or a place to take notes during the sermon? |
Y - N - U |
| Does the service start on time? |
Y - N - U |
| Does the service end well, i.e., on a strong inspirational note? |
Y - N - U |
During the peace, do regular members introduce themselves to people they do not recognize? |
Y - N - U |
Do you have a workable procedure for getting the names and addresses of first-time visitors? |
Y - N - U |
