A gift card to the church coffee shop is a common first-time guest gift that churches send to express appreciation and encourage people to come back. Here’s another option that connects.
Visitors come and visitors go, but successful churches create systems that make it easy for them to stay. Visitors come to church for different reasons; they may like the worship, want to hear the pastor, or think your kids' ministry is great. But visitors stick around for one reason - relationships. Churches must create a culture and put systems in place that build relationships that transform visitors into engaged members.