1. Adding a New Worship Service Copyright John P. Chandler, 2000

2. The “Coke” Factor 1980s: “New Coke”
Go back three spaces: “Classic” Coke
How about both?!
Diet, Cherry, Caffeine Free, combos

3. “Drink More Coke!” Overall Coke products sales skyrocket
Conclusion: the more choices/products you offer, the higher the total sales

4. Complications of Adding a New Worship Service
Staff intensive
Critical mass for celebration
Site intensive (i.e. parking lot)
Objection: “a new church”
diffusion of intimacy and control (power)

5. Advantages to Adding a New Worship Service
Increased choices in time slots
Option of multiple styles
Economies of scale (i.e. childcare, on-site)
More intensive use of facilities
Encourages church growth by adding a new “congregation”
Cheaper than building!

6. “Bookend” vs. “Flip-Flop”
8:30 worship
9:45 Sunday School
11:00 worship
Flip-Flop
9:30 worship and Sunday School
11:00 worship and Sunday School

7. Bookend Two worship services “bookend-ing” a single Sunday School
“a - b - a” format
8:30 Worship
9:45 S.S.
11:00 Worship

8. “Flip-Flop” Two time slots
Simultaneous worship and Sunday School at both slots
“a/b - b/a” format
9:30 SS/Worship
11:00 Worship/SS

9. “Pro” Bookend Single merging point (SS) allays fears
Allows pastor to teach in middle slot
Easiest to add
requires few existing members to change

10. “Con” Bookend False comfort of “common space” (S.S.)
Facility inefficient (parking, SS)
Long a.m. tiring to volunteer and paid staff
Added childcare responsibilities, costs

11. “Pro” Flip-Flop Adds “one-stop shopping” option
Compressed format allows for add-ons before and after
Efficiency of childcare (via S.S.)
Easier on paid and volunteer staff

12. “Con” Flip-Flop Longer and more chaotic “in-between” time
Pastor can’t teach S.S.
Some servants don’t get style choice

13. Tactical Issues in Adding a New Service
Bookend or flip-flop?
Clone or multiple styles?
80% full to 30-50% transition issues

14. Preferences in Seating Capacity
1. Comfortably full
2. Uncomfortably full
3. Comfortably empty
4. Uncomfortably empty
Kennon Callahan, Dynamic Worship

15. Spiritual Issues in Adding a New Worship Service
Will we cater to existing members or target not-yet-in-church people?
Who is God calling us to reach?

16. Adding a New Worship Service