Thank you everyone for our feedback. Many good thoughts. I agree that we need to show grace in this area. I know at our church we have great community and many facing serious medical issues. Time is spent in the lobby "catching up" which is important also. When meeting in a local high school in our early years our pastor was able to flash the lights. Now, however, in our building if we shut off the lights they don't come back on right away. We have been ringing a bell in the lobby as a two minute warning with some degree of success. We also shut one of the two doors at each entrance when worship begins.
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Thank you everyone for our feedback. Many good thoughts. I agree that we need to show grace in this area. I know at our church we have great community and many facing serious medical issues. Time is spent in the lobby "catching up" which is important also. When meeting in a local high school in our early years our pastor was able to flash the lights. Now, however, in our building if we shut off the lights they don't come back on right away. We have been ringing a bell in the lobby as a two minute warning with some degree of success. We also shut one of the two doors at each entrance when worship begins.
Posted in: Getting Worshipers in the Service on Time?
Good thoughts. Somewhat helpful has been giving a 2 minute warning by ringing a bell and shutting one of the two doors at each entrance.
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Thanks, good thoughts. Have started to implement some of these.