Did you know that WalMart sales increased after Hurricane Katrina? You'd think it was because of an increased need for inexpensive stuff, right? Wrong. It was actually found that the more service work WalMart did after the hurricane, the more its sales went up outside of the hurricane area. You see-Walmart's actions served as advertisement. People wanted to go to Walmart because Walmart was doing something good for the community.
Why is it that so many churches miss this? I feel like a lot of churches focus on phonebooks, websites, promo mailers, door hangers, program inserts, and the like in order to spread the word.
Maybe it is time to take a lesson from Walmart (of all people). Lets begin to realize that advertisements don't make any sense-actions do.
What will you do today in order to spread the word. Do you have something to give? (refer to last blogpost) Is there someone near you that has a need you can fulfill? Will you serve someone today?
Don't tell people about Western Oaks, don't tell people about church-BE church.
Actions speak louder than advertisements.
James 2:15:17
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