6. You have easy, obvious, strategic and helpful steps for new people.
I am still such a fan of thinking steps, not programs. (Here’s an older but awesome (free) Andy Stanley podcast of all Seven Practices of Effective Ministry.)
One sure sign that you are ready to handle an influx of unchurched people is that your church has a clear, easily accessible pathway to move someone from their first visit right through to integration with existing Christians in small groups or other core ministries.
Most churches simply have randomly assembled programs that lead nowhere in particular.
