The Power of Connection in the Church: A Church Leader's Guide for Connecting Guests and Closing the Back Door

by Steve Chesnut

Overview

This book is a church leader’s guide for connecting guests and closing the back door. You’ll discover how to intentionally serve people from their first visit, to becoming a flourishing member. You’ll learn how to build a culture of connection that purposefully expresses the value that Jesus places on all people. It’s this connection culture that has allowed Milestone Church to grow to thousands of active members, while maintaining its heart for the one, and a focus on the next one coming.  

Three intentional sections cover the POWER, the PRINCIPLES, and the PROCESS of connection. The why, the what, and the how—why connection is so powerful, what you can do to be better at it, and how to build a process that creates a culture of connection. Great services and excellent service are imperative, but connection is the value people feel. Connection is more than an action, it’s an attribute. 

This book will help you deliver on a desire to see people loved into a relationship with Jesus, grow spiritually, and find meaningful relationships in His Church.
 

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781954961036
Publisher:	Blount Collective
Publication date:	01/03/2022
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	265
File size:	3 MB

About the Author

Steve and his wife Gabrielle were first time guests on the first Sunday of Milestone Church in 2002. For nearly 20 years now, Steve has built teams and processes to ensure every guest has the same experience he and his wife had—an opportunity to be known, grow in Christ, find friends, and use their gifts. Now countless families have experienced this as Milestone Church has grown with multiple campuses reaching people and building lives throughout the Dallas/Fort Worth region. He earned a Bachelors in Religion from Belmont University and a Masters in Communication from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. He and Gabrielle have three kids and reside in Keller, TX.

Table of Contents

Foreword vii

Introduction xiii

Section I The Power of Connection 1

1 To Spotlight the People 3

2 To Start Relationships 23

3 To Show Kindness 33

4 To Open Doors of Opportunity 43

5 To Reach the Community 55

Section II The Principles of Connection 67

6 Connectors Go First 69

7 Connectors Know Who to Connect To 79

8 Connectors Know What to Say 97

9 Connectors Know How to Add Value 107

10 Connectors Are Intentional with Leaders 123

Section III The Process of Connection 135

11 Think Like a Guest 137

12 See the Connection Card as Gold 157

13 Follow a Follow-Up Process 171

14 Grow the Growth Track 183

15 Track the Growth (the People Board) 211

Conclusion 223

Appendix 225

Acknowledgments 233

Endnotes 235