Unwelcome: 50 Ways Churches Drive Away First-Time Visitors

Walking into a church for the first time can be scary. Are you making your first-time guests feel welcome? Or are you driving them away—unintentionally—with bad signage, reserved seating, clunky communication, and more? The transgressions churches make range from insider lingo to awkward transitions, a cold congregation to the over-eager greeter. Some you may recognize, others you may not. For each way we drive people away, we are encouraged to consider a new, more hospitable way.