Comments on: When Everyone is Doing It http://www.oakleafchurch.com/blog/?p=1869 Michael's Thoughts on Life, Church + God Wed, 13 Jan 2010 22:33:40 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: jon http://www.oakleafchurch.com/blog/?p=1869&cpage=1#comment-4393 jon Fri, 11 Jul 2008 20:46:58 +0000 http://www.oakleafchurch.com/blog/?p=1869#comment-4393 "i’d be willing to bet that people would notice the dude standing on the corner instead of the political sign…or the other church signs.--- nikki" Is it "other churches" that OLC is competing with? Nah, it's the devil. Church signs for anything other than directional information aren't as effective as vocal invitations. Many people see them as litter and I'm willing to bet that it wasn't just a street sign that brought someone to OLC. prayer + word-of-mouth + looking-for-a-church-home + oh-yeah-an-OLC-sign-lets-try-there = 1st time guest. “i’d be willing to bet that people would notice the dude standing on the corner instead of the political sign…or the other church signs.— nikki”

Is it “other churches” that OLC is competing with? Nah, it’s the devil.

Church signs for anything other than directional information aren’t as effective as vocal invitations. Many people see them as litter and I’m willing to bet that it wasn’t just a street sign that brought someone to OLC.

prayer + word-of-mouth + looking-for-a-church-home + oh-yeah-an-OLC-sign-lets-try-there = 1st time guest.

]]> By: nikki http://www.oakleafchurch.com/blog/?p=1869&cpage=1#comment-4384 nikki Fri, 11 Jul 2008 02:12:54 +0000 http://www.oakleafchurch.com/blog/?p=1869#comment-4384 Maybe we should just get some people together, put them in t-shirts, and let them take turns standing where the signs would have been. i'd be willing to bet that people would notice the dude standing on the corner instead of the political sign...or the other church signs. OK I'm only kidding-we don't need anyone dying from heat exhaustion...can you imagine the rumors from that? Maybe we should just get some people together, put them in t-shirts, and let them take turns standing where the signs would have been. i’d be willing to bet that people would notice the dude standing on the corner instead of the political sign…or the other church signs. OK I’m only kidding-we don’t need anyone dying from heat exhaustion…can you imagine the rumors from that?

]]> By: jon http://www.oakleafchurch.com/blog/?p=1869&cpage=1#comment-4376 jon Thu, 10 Jul 2008 12:36:58 +0000 http://www.oakleafchurch.com/blog/?p=1869#comment-4376 Isn't it neat that the political candidates can leave signs out for so long? Who really stands out during this time of year? Churches fall under a different rulesthough, don't they? Churches can put signs out on Friday afternoon and have to pull them up on Sunday afternoon, right? OLC may have been "the only ones" putting out signs a year ago, but God has graciously brought a couple of new, great churches to the area the past couple of years that use temporary road signs as well. As I think you say, it's the kaleidoscope of political signs that are tough to stand out with. At what point in church growth do temporary road signs go away? Does NewSpring or North Point still put out road signs? Isn’t it neat that the political candidates can leave signs out for so long? Who really stands out during this time of year?

Churches fall under a different rulesthough, don’t they? Churches can put signs out on Friday afternoon and have to pull them up on Sunday afternoon, right?

OLC may have been “the only ones” putting out signs a year ago, but God has graciously brought a couple of new, great churches to the area the past couple of years that use temporary road signs as well. As I think you say, it’s the kaleidoscope of political signs that are tough to stand out with.

At what point in church growth do temporary road signs go away? Does NewSpring or North Point still put out road signs?

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