We Want You Here

The message is basic but profound. We want guests to know they are welcome to the church. This book is a gift to guests to communicate that very message.

Bestselling author Thom S. Rainer (I Am a Church Member, Autopsy of a Deceased Church) has created a tool for churches to become more hospitable through a brief, welcoming book that introduces the ministry of the local church to guests. We Want You Here is a clear and instructive message to be given to church guests. Rainer facilitates the follow up conversation that every pastor would have, if they had the opportunity. By giving away the book to guests, they are encouraged, in a non-intrusive manner, to continue to reflect on the decision to visit their church.

Those churches who share We Want You Here will be able to tell their guests:

• We Really Want You Here
• This is Not a Place for Perfect People
• We Would Like to Get to Know You
• This is Where Families Grow Strong
• Getting to Know the One Who Made Us
• Come Make a Difference with Us
• Thank You for Being Here

• Becoming a Welcoming Church
• Anatomy of a Revived Church: Seven Findings of How Congregations Avoided Death
• People Are the Mission: How Churches Can Welcome Guests Without Compromising the Gospel
• Scrappy Church: God's Not Done Yet
• I Will: Nine Traits of the Outwardly Focused Christian
• Who Moved My Pulpit?: Leading Change in the Church
• Come Back Effect
• Hospitality Ministry Volunteer Handbook: Equipping You to Serve (Outreach Ministry Guides)
• Autopsy of a Deceased Church: 12 Ways to Keep Yours Alive
• I Am a Church Member: Discovering the Attitude that Makes the Difference