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4. THE POWER OF ASSIMILATION! Attendance: 200 First Time Guests Per Week: 4 Total First Time Guests in a Year: 224 Average Assimilation Rate: 1:20 Growth in One Year: 20 You can dramatically increase the growth of your church by changing your Assimilation Rate! This webinar will help you do that! Attendance: 200 First Time Guests Per Week: 4 Total First Time Guests in a Year: 224 Average Assimilation Rate: 1:10 Growth in One Year: 40

5. Fusion: From First Time Guests to Fully Engaged Members

6. Ratio of First-Time Guests to Regular Attenders 3/100 = a church in maintenance mode 5/100 = a steadily growing church 7 to 10/100 = a rapidly growing church

7. This seminar focuses on: Retaining First Time Guests Helping Guests Take Next Steps Life Transformation

8. The Journeys Assimilation Process begins with first time guests and seeks to move people forward along a three-step process: From being first time guests to becoming second time guests From being second time guests to becoming regular attendees From being regular attendees to becoming members

9. I. Step #1 From First Time Guest to Second Time Guest A. Pre-Service: First Contact 4 Areas of First Contact: 1. Greeted 2. Directed 3. Treated 4. Seated

10. I. Step #1 From First Time Guest to Second Time Guest B. During the Service: Connection Card 1. Everyone completes a card each week 2. Everyone places the card in with the offering 3. Everyone has a next step to take each week

11. I. Step #1 From First Time Guest to Second Time Guest

12. C. Post Service Gift: Free Gift D. Post Service Information: Guest Table

13. I. Step #1 From First Time Guest to Second Time Guest E. Post Weekend: Follow - Up 1. First Response Team 2. 36 Hour Response Via E-mail 4. One Month Follow-Up Via Mail 3. 96 Hour Response Via Mail

14. And the winner is… Fictional Community Church from Juno, Alaska

15. II. Step #2 From Second Time Guest to Regular Attender

16. A. During Service: Communication Card

17. II. Step #2 From Second Time Guest to Regular Attender B. Post Weekend: Follow-Up 1. 36 Hour Response Via E-mail 2. 96 Hour Response Via Mail

18. II. Step #2 From Second Time Guest to Regular Attender B. Post Weekend: Engagement Opportunities 1. Small Groups 2. Fun Events 3. Service Teams

19. And the winner is… Fictional Community Church from Juno, Alaska

20. III. Step #3: From Regular Attender to Member A regular attender says this is The Church I go to A member says this is my Church

21. III. Step #3: From Regular Attender to Member Heres a snapshot of people at The Journey who are currently on base: On Deck - Regular Attenders - 1100 1st Base - Class 101 - Membership - 530 2nd Base - Class 201 - Maturity - 220 3rd Base - Class 301 - Leadership - 55

22. III. Step #3: From Regular Attender to Member A. During The Service 1. Service Opportunities 2. Teach on Membership 3. Single Step Sign-Ups

23. III. Step #3: From Regular Attender to Member A. Post Weekend: Small Groups 1. Notify regular attenders about available or upcoming small groups 2. Target the people in your small groups for membership

24. And the winner is… Fictional Community Church from Juno, Alaska

25. Continue to grow in the grace and knowledge of our savior Jesus Christ. – 2 Peter 3:18

26. So don't get tired of doing what is good. Don't get discouraged and give up, for we will reap a harvest of blessing at the appropriate time. – Galatians 6:9

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