My observations as a guest:
>No one greeting out front or in the parking area. We were slightly confused as to where to park.
>No one at the Children's check in kiosk.
>Only one person eventually showed up to the kiosk, same person acted as the guide to the classroom which explains why there was nobody at the kiosk when we got there.
>The "bulletin" was very informative and also contained a sheet for sermon notes. In color!
>Service was advertised as starting at 10:40 but didn't start until almost 11. Had we known that we wouldn't have arrived at 10:30. We did get to watch the 14:45 sound check and thought the service had started until they stopped before the song ended and just started talking amongst themselves on the stage, we then realized the service had not begun yet. Sort of funny, guess you had to been there.
>Nice audio/video equipment but the sound was bad and the powerpoint was a bit behind the times.
>The band was good but again the sound in the auditorium didn't help them much.
> 4 Him music playing before and after from one of their mid 90's cd's. ( Anyone remember "Measure of a Man"?)
>There are varying ideas of what contemporary is
>I was quite comfortable in my shorts and t-shirt
>My son had a good time in his class and learned about Namaan. Children's workers were friendly.
>The only greeting we received was from the bulletin hand out dude and the friendly lady at the kiosk
>No one near us in the pews greeted us but then again they may have been guests as well.
>Two bass players in the band and couldn't hear either of them.
>Praise choir couldn't be heard because of the sound issue.
>Pastor preached a sermon about lying which was part of a series he is doing on the 10 commandments. He was very pleasant to listen to and not long winded which was nice. He did a great job covering what lying is, why we lie, the affects of lying.
>Church building is old and historical I'm sure. The attendance looks about the same as ours but they have a whole lot more room and space, plenty of room to grow which is nice.
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Andy, you know that there is a lot to be said about Steve meeting and greeting everyone at the door of NHC. I know that I am thrilled to see and shake his hand on Sunday mornings. You can feel his joy and true "Welcome" when he shakes your hand and gives that great big smile.
I think that there are a lot of things at NHC that come together for the benefit of all involved, that maybe we take for granted sometimes, but when you posted that no one was at the door to greet you.....I thought: That seems odd. No greeter? Wow
Glad you weren't in evaluation mode.
Very good list of observations.
It sounds like you did a good job being fair in your observations...they were sprinkled quite well with even amounts of "Good Job!s" and "Needs Improvement."
Can you tell I work at an elementary school?
Nice observations. Maybe I should look at our church from "outsider eyes."
Maybe we all should.
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