Christian Leadership: 10 Questions To Ask Your Church Before The Next Service

Posted by: ifeelgod on Wednesday, February 17th, 2010

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“In the American church—most often—it’s the exact opposite, our “Product” is flawless (and I mean flawless), but our market research is usually lousy. That, too, is embarrassing! After all, George Barna can’t be expected to do it all! :-) There are a couple of things that would help this situation and they both involve a really honest discussion. “

As I scanned across the net today I came across this quote from Doug Lawrence and I thought it was pretty on the money.

In most cases not only dont we ask the questions so we can be “better” at “doing church” but in most cases we rarely are willing to think in terms of improvement because “it has always been done this way”

So in the spirt of change here are 10 sample questions. Can you think of any others we should ask? Be sure to leave a comment either way

# Were you looking forward to coming to the service?
# Did you do anything to prepare for being in worship today?
# Do you think you could have spent your time better if you had stayed at home?
# Given the complexity of your life, what would do instead of church?
# If we were offering premiums (and we’re probably not going to), what would be the “tipping point teaser” for getting you here every week?
# Generally speaking, do you feel welcomed when you come to our services or do you think we’re pretending to be glad to see you?
# Do you get anything out of worship that lasts past Tuesday when you come here?
# Do you wish somebody had asked you these questions years ago when you first started coming to church?
# What are folks saying about your attendance at church, and does it bother you when they’re critical?
# What’s the one thing you wish that we (the church) would finally “get” about you?

If you would like to read the complete article take a look here http://is.gd/8Cyqm at Church central.

—Doug Lawrence is a nationally recognized speaker and consultant who helps churches create intentional and engaging worship experiences utilizing his more than 35 years of “deep trench” worship leadership in prominent mainline churches. You may reach him at dlawrenceconsult@mac.com. Or, if you wish, call 1-650-207-8240 for calendar availability.

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