attractional

This is still working for some congregations, but most "attractional" churches are in survival mode.

A Church for Starving Artists jledmiston 2010

Yet I agree, that the worst thing that can happen is this gathering becomes "attractional," an event for spectators.

Reclaiming the Mission 2009

But the missional conversation often goes a step further by dismissing the "attractional" model of church as ineffective.

Lo-Fi Tribe 2009

In Alan Hirsch's terms, An "attractional" church is one with a "come to us" mentality; it primarily puts out a message and hopes to "extract" people from the world to be a part of the church which is seen as a distinctly different organization and identity.

UUpdates - All updates 2008

Of course, one can also become 'attractional' merely to have more bodies to pay the bills, but let's set our sights a bit higher ...

felix hominum 2008

I want to talk about how we moved from being an "attractional" church to an

UUpdates - All updates 2008

In missional church lingo the term 'attractional' refers to the way a church seeks to do all it can to get people to the service.

Backyard Missionary 2008

Of course, one can also become 'attractional' merely to have more bodies to pay the bills, but let's set our sights a bit higher ...

felix hominum 2008

Of course, one can also become 'attractional' merely to have more bodies to pay the bills, but let's set our sights a bit higher ...

felix hominum 2008

Sara, you kicked me off into that post on the attractional church that I've been thinking about doing; this was the last connection I needed to say something coherent about that.

spiritual healing, crash dieting, and four bullet points to a perfect Christian walk Sara 2008