Tag: Assimilation

• 4 Ingredients for an Assimilation Recipe

  It has been said: When people visit a church they are not so much looking for friendly people as they are looking for new friends. If all they wanted was friendliness they could go to almost any store in the mall and find it. I have always sensed that there is much truth in this…

  Dennis Griffith

  August 29, 2011

  Church, Ministry

  Assimilation, Church, Church Growth, Friendly Church, Hospitality, Ingrown Church, Visitors to Church, Welcoming Church

• 7 Ways to Be a Great Host

  There is an ancient rule among the Benedictines:  “Let every guest who arrives be received like Christ. For He is going to say, ‘I came as a guest and you received me’.” This would be a good concept for all churches to remember and instill. Unlike most churches in our country, the church I have the…

  Dennis Griffith

  February 25, 2010

  Ministry

  Assimilation, Benedictines, Church Growth, Church Visitors, Gary McIntosh, Hosptality, Host, Integration, List, Ministry, Rule of Benedict, Welcome