New Place Grants Available

Congregational Excellence is accepting grant applications from now until September 15 from churches that are establishing new places for new people in the five categories of small group, missional community, recovery ministry, new worship service, and new church or multi-site. The first step is to fill out a worksheet and submit it to your District Superintendent. For more information and to get started on the worksheet go to https://www.moumethodist.org/newplacesgrants.

Three Components of Visitor Follow-Up

Yvonne Gentile and Debi Nixon of the United Methodist Church of the Resurrection say a church’s first goal with first-time worship visitors is to get them to come back. So, it is important to follow up with them in ways that are prompt, personal, and pleasant. Read their method in this week’s Leading Ideas at https://www.churchleadership.com/leading-ideas/3-key-components-of-effective-visitor-follow-up/.