Monday's Catch: '7 Signs Your Church is Ready to Reach New People' And More

The useful part

7 Signs Your Church is Ready to Reach New People If new people showed up this week, is your church set up to receive them? Many churches say they value older adults, but their staffing decisions often tell a different story. Thom and Sam discuss how ageism is a real and often overlooked problem in church personnel decisions, especially for staff members approaching retirement.

How it works

• Churches may seek "younger energy," cut older staff under the banner of stewardship, or assume older workers cannot adapt.
• A healthy, multigenerational church should value a multigenerational staff and help older leaders finish well.
• Most churches, especially as they get larger, tend to have specialised children, youth and young adult ministries.
• If a church is large enough, perhaps it will also have a dedicated youth or university student worship service.
• At the other end of the demographic scale, it is common to see ministries or services aimed at shall we say more mature believers.

What to take from it

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Details worth keeping

Here are seven signs your church is ready to reach new people. Young Christians, you need older Christians in your life! This all makes a great deal of sense sociologically.