3. Volume 1: 1. Offer Consistent Bible Truth 2. Offer Loving Fellowship 3. Make Prayer the Priority 4. Trust God to Do Supernatural Things 5. Maintain Unity

4. Volume 2: 1. Develop a Culture of Generosity 2. Offer Excellent Large Group Worship 3. Create Small Group Relationships 4. Impact Their Community in Positive Ways 5. Welcome New People into Their Church Family

5. Be prepared to welcome, nurture and find a place of service for new people in your church as God adds to your number. “…and the Lord added to their number daily those who were being saved.” Acts 2:42-47

6. What New People in Your Church Need

7. New People Need to Feel ACCEPTED. 1 “ And whoever welcomes a little child like this in my name welcomes me.” Matthew 18:5

8. Questions: How FRIENDLY is Your Church?

9. Do you make it EASY for new people to find where and when your church meets?

10. Do you have a welcoming TEAM to greet people as they arrive for church?

11. Do you have extra SEATING reserved for guests?

12. New People Need to be NURTURED. 2

13. Questions: How NURTURING is Your Church?

14. How do you follow up with VISITORS?

15. How many of your visitors RETURN for a second or third visit?

16. How do you help new people make FRIENDS at church?

17. New People Need a place of SERVICE. 3

18. 18 Everyone has SPECIAL ABILITIES to Serve in the Church

19. Spiritual gifts are for GOD’S GLORY and the GOOD of others.

20. “There are different kinds of gifts, but the same Spirit. There are different kinds of service, but the same Lord. There are different kinds of working, but the same God works all of them in all men.” 1 Corinthians 12:4-6

21. What to Expect of Church Members Safeguard the UNITY of the church. Share the FAITH of the church. Serve GLADLY in the church. Support the WORK of the church.