1. Thank you for letting me learn from you and letting me participate in your unique work!

2. Clay Has Four Challenges!

3. 1. Hear the Message of an Empty Pew and Remember the Numbers!

4. The Non-Verbal Message Of Too Many Empty Pews Is… “There is something wrong here!” And new people hear it three times a service!

5. The Pews Are Not Variable Enough For Your Flexible Situation – Remember the Numbers

6. Seating 30% Full = Congregation’s Death 40% Full = No Growth 50% to 66% Full = Best Growth 66% - 75% Full = Slowing Growth Our Growth Stops When Average 75% Full

7. Seating These rules are architect’s rules and they are very, very accurate! I did not believe their accuracy in early years but after years of checking, they are very accurate!

8. Seating 30% Full = Congregation’s Death 40% Full = No Growth 50% to 66% Full = Best Growth 66% - 75% Full = Slowing Growth Our Growth Stops When We Average 75% Full

9. You Need Double the Chairs of Your Sunday Morning Average Attendance When you are less than 50% Full Pull some chairs! When you are 66% Full – Add some chairs!

10. It will greatly improve your singing, your sense of participating, and your very bad negative non-verbal message to your visitor!

11. The problem with keeping the very long pews is that each pew counts for 10 to 12 seats and they put you into the territory of a very negative message very quickly!

16. 2. The Challenge of Evangelism, Invitations and Warm Welcomes!

17. We Need To Do God’s Instructions To Reap God’s Blessings!

18. God gave us the job of evangelism, saying “Come”, and reaching out to the lost!

19. There is a ratio of Transfers to Baptisms that is very important!

20. For every adult soul that you convert and baptize, 4 brethren nearby want to be a part of an evangelist congregation and they will want to join with you in your work!

21. Where do active Christians want to be… In a stagnant congregation or In an effective, evangelist one?

22. 3. The Challenge of Building Leadership

23. A congregation grows as its leadership grows!

24. Leadership in a congregation is not how many elders do you have but the total of individual initiative from everyone in the congregation!

25. Leadership Is… Eagerness to serve God wisely Intense prayers you have prayed Desire to learn wisdom Readiness to suggest, listen, persuade, harmonize Your hard work Your thankfulness to God

26. 4. Work hard to help build the best Bible Classes that you can

27. My prayers will be with you!

28. If you want to be saved and be a part of God’s marvelous kingdom, He has a spot available for you tonight!