19145.735 in response to 19145.729 replies: 763 from: bordwithyou to: coconutshrimp date: 2:49 pm
At our church, we always ask on the enrollment forms, if the kids who are visiting are involved in or members at, another church. If they say yes, we leave them alone. If they say no, at the end of VBS we write them a note and tell them that we enjoyed having their children and enclose a brochure with other opportunities/activities for kids at the church throughout the year and it has a number you can call if you would like to have someone from the church contact you. We probably get three or four new families a year attending the church as a result of VBS.
19145.742 in response to 19145.739 replies: 763 from: pumpkinangel Member Icon to: coconutshrimp date: 2:57 pm
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By just advertising only in the bulletin, you made it a point to say that they weren't doing flyers, sign and such with this VBS, so I think a follow up question that is logical is are they preferring only the church member children to be enrolled in the VBS program.
VBS is very much about outreach, ime. Churches in general are very much about outreach and new members, ime. I don't know a church that doesn't want new members and who are not actively seeking new members...I could be wrong on that point though....
In high school, I attended church and sunday school with a friend a couple of times and that is how I learned what those little "visitor cards" are used for. They were INCREDIBLY pushy and I eventually had to ask them to stop calling me because they would not take the hint.
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Why hide your light under a bushel of bears, I ask you?
HAHAHAHAHA. When my brother and I were home one summer we decided to shave a W on my dog's chest (a la Superman, but his name was Willy, hence the W). It did not work. He ended up with a buzz cut on a big patch of his chest/belly. He seemed rather embarrassed and laid on his belly for a few days, but was certainly not harmed at all.
I know that's not horribly relevant, but your post reminded me of that story.
Though the Catholic church in the US is maintaining a percentage of pop at about 25%, it is largely due to the immigration of Hispanics rather than to member retention or conversion. According to Pew Research, no other major faith has experienced greater net losses with 31.4 percent of U.S. adults saying they were raised Catholic and about one in 10 describe themselves as former Catholics.
A closed table eucharist is the serving of the elements only to those who are members of a particular church, denomination, sect, or congregation. It usually means that a church or denomination limits participation either to members of their own church, members of their own denomination, or members of some specific class such as baptized members of evangelical churches.
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19145.735 in response to 19145.729
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At our church, we always ask on the enrollment forms, if the kids who are visiting are involved in or members at, another church. If they say yes, we leave them alone. If they say no, at the end of VBS we write them a note and tell them that we enjoyed having their children and enclose a brochure with other opportunities/activities for kids at the church throughout the year and it has a number you can call if you would like to have someone from the church contact you. We probably get three or four new families a year attending the church as a result of VBS.
19145.742 in response to 19145.739
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pumpkinangel Member Icon
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coconutshrimp
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By just advertising only in the bulletin, you made it a point to say that they weren't doing flyers, sign and such with this VBS, so I think a follow up question that is logical is are they preferring only the church member children to be enrolled in the VBS program.
VBS is very much about outreach, ime. Churches in general are very much about outreach and new members, ime. I don't know a church that doesn't want new members and who are not actively seeking new members...I could be wrong on that point though....
It depends on the church, I think.
In high school, I attended church and sunday school with a friend a couple of times and that is how I learned what those little "visitor cards" are used for. They were INCREDIBLY pushy and I eventually had to ask them to stop calling me because they would not take the hint.
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Why hide your light under a bushel of bears, I ask you?
Why hide your light under a bushel of bears, I ask you?
<<Well you have just learned something today>>
Am I misunderstanding?
PumpkinAngel
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Why hide your light under a bushel of bears, I ask you?
Why hide your light under a bushel of bears, I ask you?
HAHAHAHAHA. When my brother and I were home one summer we decided to shave a W on my dog's chest (a la Superman, but his name was Willy, hence the W). It did not work. He ended up with a buzz cut on a big patch of his chest/belly. He seemed rather embarrassed and laid on his belly for a few days, but was certainly not harmed at all.
I know that's not horribly relevant, but your post reminded me of that story.
&nbs
Though the Catholic church in the US is maintaining a percentage of pop at about 25%, it is largely due to the immigration of Hispanics rather than to member retention or conversion. According to Pew Research, no other major faith has experienced greater net losses with 31.4 percent of U.S. adults saying they were raised Catholic and about one in 10 describe themselves as former Catholics.
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