Here’s a crazy idea in the spirit of “many ideas shared eventually produces some real winners”!
In a culture familiar with tickets (to movies, theatre, sport), would providing (free) tickets (available online) to church help newcomers who are unfamiliar with church feel more comfortable coming along?
After all, some people ask if they need to get a ticket, and if there’s reserved seating – seriously!
Tony Morgan gives 5 reasons for having tickets to your Christmas Eve services. His 5 reasons are:
- It helps us make sure we have seats for everyone to invite their friends and family.
- It helps us determine when we need to offer more services.
- It makes it easier for people to invite their friends.
- It communicates something special is going to happen.
- It communicates these services are open to the entire community.
I noticed that churches like Westridge require people to reserve (free) tickets to their Christmas services – I suspect this could be a way to handle demands on limited space in the church building.
What do you think about providing tickets to church?
