Growth Ideas 101: Invite Them Back (July 30, 2025)

Many people have shared that people who were active in communities of faith have not come back after Covid. Can you relate? Often after people are away for a time, they don’t know how to come back. They are concerned about what the experience might be, fill the time with other things, and yes, wonder why no one from their church has taken initiative to call. Communities of faith often wonder what happened to those people, but rarely has a follow-up yet been done! Take the initiative! Consider an event happening in your community of faith that you can make a phone call, check in on them and invite those people back! Perhaps it’s the September start-up, blessings of backpacks, a welcome back BBQ, or other special happening at your church. Get together with some others and figure out who those missing people are. Review data base information, directory, or use other strategies to figure out who you have not seen in a long while. Determine who the people in your community of faith might be the best people to make friendly phone calls, with the purpose to check-in and to invite them back. Connect with me if you want to discuss ideas about “inviting back,” covering all in prayer and increasing opportunities for connection.