Testing Your Attendance Strategy Quotient

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Founder & Teacher, desiringGod.org

True or False?

1) I do not want to put any obstacle in the way of visitors who may want to attend BBC.
T
F
2) I have given serious thought and prayer to whether my attendance patterns promote the expansion of our Sunday morning ministry.
T
F
3) Reflection rather than habit governs my choices about what service to attend.
T
F
4) When I am making a choice about what service to attend, my dominant consideration is not what is convenient for me, but what would be best for the expanding ministry of the church.
T
F
5) The 11:00 AM Sunday service is the one visitors are most likely to attend.
T
F
6) Presently the 11:00 AM Sunday service is so crowded that newcomers may be forced to sit in the overflow room or squish in the balcony.
T
F
7) There is room for expansion in the Saturday 7:15 PM service and the Sunday 8:30 AM service.
T
F
8) As the Thanksgiving and Advent seasons arrive I will endeavor to think ministry rather than convenience in my attendance choices.
T
F


Score

8 True
Spiritually alert, cutting edge, large-souled, loving heart.
6-7 True
Catching on, great potential, in sync.
4-5 True
Struggling with self-preoccupation. Limited vision.
0-3 True
Out of town.

Seeking your gift to a visitor this Advent Season,

Pastor John