In the last post, I discussed some common challenges with assimilating new members and guest in your church. Today I want be share about the importance of having a new members class to better assimilate folks to your church. The purpose of a new members class is two fold, It communicates information and expectations. We will look at both of those aspects today in this post. Good Information: One thing that is key is providing good information when you host a new members clas

As I begin this series of post on Assimilation, I am doing this to help churches understand the challenge and importance of connecting better with members and guests to better fulfill the Great Commission. It would be important to start by defining what we mean by assimilation. A simple definition of assimilation is: Moving members toward greater involvement and contribution to the church. The two fold objective is increase involvement and contribution in the church. It g