To say this is a challenging year to be a spiritual leader would be an understatement. After quarantining for months, protests breakout that have polarized the culture we serve so severely that it has politicized whether your church even reopens or remain closed. How can we stay focused on the right thing when forces are pulling us to one extreme or the other, especially when so much is at stake for guests?

For years, most churches offer a welcome gift in exchange for a guest’s contact information so they can start building a relationship with them. But what if that giveaway no longer works in an online service? Here are 3 reasons a guest will share their contact info with you online.

If you have three children like I do, you have had the concern for the emotional landscape of your child in the middle. My so-called “middle child” is Kendra. She is now 24 and she has taught me all about connecting Nines at your church.

Charles likes to challenge us. Questions like “Why are we…”, “Why did we…”, and “How will we…” are often asked by him in a polite but direct and courageous way. Why does Charles relentlessly ask the hard questions and make the tough statements? Because Charles is an Eight and you have to know how to connect Eights well to your church.

When she was done, she was surrounded by a group of guests connecting with her and our compassion opportunities in animated conversation. That’s because Ariel is a Seven. Discover a Seven’s superpower and how to connect them to your church.

There are some fun Do’s and some definite Don’ts when connecting Sixes to your church. Learn them here along with two outstanding superpowers they have as volunteers.

I actually thought all this was possible because she is MY daughter. I know now it was largely because Carly is a Five on the Enneagram.

Did you know that Van Gogh was…

• A pastor’s son

• He went to Bible College to become a pastor

• He served as a missionary

  He was also a Four and Fours are visiting your church right now. Here’s how to reach and connect them.