You balance your traditional hymns with contemporary music to meet the needs of your younger members. Worship language is clear and not archaic. It is not sexist or racist. It is ethnically sensitive to the people living in your neighborhood. When it's time for communion your guests know clearly who is welcome to commune and how the elements are distributed .
Care is taken to welcome guests to the table through both verbal and printed announcements.
Greeters and ushers offer these resources to answer some of the basic questions guests might have. You provide two or more different styles of well-planned and led worship . You host a refreshment and conversation time following worship that offers more than coffee and tea. Your guests are introduced to members. Your gathering space is large, bright, has places to sit, and is readily accessible to the traffic flow in your congregation.