Church Size Matters Pop Quiz Ready What Size

Church Size - Matters Pop Quiz – Ready?

What Size is Your Church? � Small, Medium, Large, Huge? � How many exterior doors are accessible from the parking areas? � How many buildings are tied together in your complex? 1/13/2022 Virginia Baptist Mission Board 3

Why Does It Matter At All? Numbers 13

Perception /self Image Decisions/actions/behaviors Destiny/results/outcomes

What Size is Your Church? 1/13/2022 Virginia Baptist Mission Board 6

Church Size Complicates the Issue for Some Folks � Remember that many guests have not been in a church before, except for a wedding or funeral, etc. � Remember that many folks with church background may not have been in a church as large as yours is. 1/13/2022 Virginia Baptist Mission Board 7

Physical Barriers to Growth � First time guests to your church experience what are called “anxiety points”. � These are normal, natural, predictable points or places at which people become anxious when encountering a new place/space. 1/13/2022 Virginia Baptist Mission Board 8

Anxiety Points, or “Help Me, I’m Lost!” � How do I find the church? � Where do they prefer for me to park? � Which door am I supposed to enter? � How do I get to my kid’s classroom, or the sanctuary? � How do I get back to pick up my children? 1/13/2022 Virginia Baptist Mission Board 9

“Spatially Challenged” � Some folks simply can not keep track of their relative position in a new place and get confused or disoriented. � Think like hospitals in their approach to visitors. 1/13/2022 Virginia Baptist Mission Board 10

Top 3 Spaces in Church 1/13/2022 1. Ladies bathroom 2. Nursery 3. Sanctuary Virginia Baptist Mission Board 11