Guidance on how to write leaflets that ‘Visitors really want’ by churches visitor welcome expert Joanna Booth.
Guidance on how to write leaflets that ‘Visitors really want’ by churches visitor welcome expert Joanna Booth. This very useful booklet offers practical help to any church wishing to improve its welcome to visitors or to review its arrangements for opening the building and organising such a welcome. Scotland’s Churches Trust has several other very useful booklets, which can all be downloaded for free, covering all aspects of opening up your […] This Toolkit was produced by the North West Multi-Faith Tourism Association. In 2006, the Revd Eileen McLean used a sabbatical to look at how churches were engaging with their visitors and how that might be improved. “Visitors to any church will have many different motives for entering through the door. They will also be a mixture of ages (veering towards the older end of the spectrum) […] In 2006, the Churches Conservation Trust (CCT) undertook a survey of visitors to churches in its care. You can download two presentations which explain the results cct_visitorsurvey 2006 with graphs cctvisitorsurvey2006 This article, written in 2009, by Andrew Duff examines tourism trends and suggests ways to unlock the potential of church tourism. There are synergies to be gained from local authorities and businesses working with churches to enhance the local tourism offer. This article examines the increase in church tourism and provides guidance on how destination managers […] The idea that Disneyland might offer any insights of relevance to churches might seem rather inappropriate. But take a look at “Mickey’s 10 Commandments” - written 22 years ago - and see if you agree that most if not all of these are indeed pretty relevant to churches wishing to develop their visitor welcome. Mickey’s […] When was the last time you really looked at your building and how it functions? The following exercise can help people to take a fresh look at themselves and their building. It worked extremely well in the ‘Through the Church Door’ project in Hereford and Worcester, South Shropshire and South Warwickshire in 1994-1996. Take a […] We’re open all hours – what’s your excuse? Bob Calver PCC Secretary Is your church open? If not why not? I ask these questions based on the experience of my village church, St. Peter’s Pipe cum Lyde just north of the city of Hereford. For many years it was kept locked except for the hour […]Writing Leaflets that Visitors really want!
Scotland’s Churches Trust: How to Welcome Visitors to your Church and Tell your Story
Welcoming Visitors to your Place of Worship: a Toolkit for Self-Audit and Assessment:
How can churches better engage with their visitors
CCT Visitor Survey (2006)
Unlocking the Potential of Church Tourism
Mickey’s 10 Commandments on visitor welcome
Preparing for Visitors
How to unlock the church door to visitors
