Last week in the blog article Church Web Design Part 14: 10 Ways to Maximize the Christmas Opportunity, I was describing my church’s upcoming Christmas Eve service and wrote.
“This is not your typical Christmas Eve service where the congregation sings the same carols every year, teenagers play with hot candle wax during Silent Night, and everyone speculates as to whether this year the soloist will be able to hit the high note in Oh, Holy Night.”
Some people thought I was taking shots at traditional Christmas Eve services. That was not my intention. Traditional Christmas Eve services can be great as long as the traditions don’t become more important than the Christmas message.
On the other hand, some churches try so hard to attract visitors to their Christmas Eve services that entertaining guests becomes more important than the Christmas message. So, in the spirit of the “12 Ways to Ensure Easter Attendees Don’t Come Back to Your Church Next Week” published earlier this year, here are…
12 Signs Your Church is Trying Too Hard to Make Its Christmas Eve Service Appealing to Visitors
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