"To include into the larger whole; to involve; to make one."
"You are a member of God's very own family...and you belong in God's household with every other Christian." (Eph. 2:19)
The Assimilation Process
1. A new member does not automatically mean an active member.
2. There is a "back door" which active members can go through.
3. The longer a person is inactive, the more difficult it is to re-activate them.
4. Different re-activation strategies are required for different kinds of inactives.
*Of all those who drop out of active church involvement, over 80% do so in the first year of their membership. The first 12 months are critical for assimilation of the newcomer.
One of the greatest challenges in today's church is keeping people. In order to experience church growth, obviously you have to keep people. There are so many other things that compete for people's time and energy. A church with an assimilation strategy that works will be effective. A successful church is not one that can only bring poeple in through various events, but a church that can keep people, disciple them, equip them for ministry, and offer opportunities for them to be used in the giftings that God has given them.
Effective assimilation church and church growth strategies is an ever evolving thing. In order to be effectively assimilate people you have to know people. Naturally, poeple want to be involved, have relationships, and use their giftings but a church ministry must know how to draw this out of their congregation and community.
This site is dedicated to resourcing churches and offering ideas to "reach" and "assimilate" people into the church body and experience chuch growth. Find ways to reach and keep people including advertising and marketing your church web site.
Please visit our church growth | assimilation ideas page and read what others are saying. In addition, if you have an idea that is working, please share it with us so we can post it!
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