Round 3: ‘Maximising the Mess’ Mondays: How do we increase our numbers?
‘How can we get more people to come?’
We all go through ups and downs with our Messy Churches. Sometimes it only takes a class birthday party or Scout camp to decimate numbers. Sometimes families in their busy lives simply move on or change circumstances and have to stop coming. Messy Church can be a serene presence and a constant through all this, but so that we don’t get complacent about dropping numbers, here’s a checklist of suggestions to make sure we’ve done all we can to get the invitation out there.
Let us know on Facebook or Twitter about your stories trying to increasing your numbers. What has worked and what hasn’t?
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