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^ John F. Kennedy, “Ten Quotes on Stop Living in the Past and Letting Go Past Mistakes,” Yahoo! Voices, http://voices.yahoo.com/ten-quotes-stop-living-past-letting-2432076.html (accessed September 7, 2012).

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^ Anatole Frances, “Anatole Frances Quotes,” Brainy Quote, http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes /authors/a/anatole_france.html (accessed September 7, 2012).

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^ Jonathan Gainsbrugh, Winning the Backdoor War: Growing Your Church by Closing its 7 Backdoors (Elk Grove, CA: Harvest Church, 1993), 45.

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^ Thomas Rainer, High Expectations: The Remarkable Secret for Keeping People in Your Church (Nashville, TN: Broadman and Holman, 1999), 22.

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^ Gary McIntosh and Glen Martin, Finding Them, Keeping Them: Effective Strategies for Evangelism and Assimilation in the Local Church (Nashville, TN: Broadman and Holman, 1992), 8.

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^ Ibid., 10.

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^ Ibid., 9-10.

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^ John Hayward, “Revival or Extinction? An Application of Systems Dynamics to Church Attendance and Membership Data,” Church Growth Modelling, http://www.churchmodel.org.uk/RevExtpaper.pdf (accessed December 11, 2012).

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^ Holly Green, “Are You Focused on Winning in 2012?” Forbes, http://www.forbes.com/sites/work-in-progress/2012/01/03/are-you-focused-on-winning-in-2012/ (accessed September 10, 2012).

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^ Harold Smith, “Renewed Focus and Vision,” Christianity Today (July 1, 2009), 8-22. ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials, EBSCOhost (accessed September 10, 2012).

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^ Ibid.

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^ Ibid.

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^ Clarensau, 12-13.

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^ Tim Dolan, “So, You Think You are Friendly?” Congregations 38, no. 1 (2011): 14-18. ATLA Religion Database with ATLA Serials, EBCOhost (accessed September 29, 2012).

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^ Ibid.

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^ Nelson Searcy with Jennifer Dykes Henson, Fusion: Turning First-Time Guests into Fully-Engaged Members of Your Church (Ventura, CA: Gospel Light, 2007), 27.

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^ W. Edwards Deming, BrainyQuest.com, http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/w/w /_edwards_deming.html (accessed October 2, 2012).

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^ Searcy, 31.

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^ Ibid., 69.

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^ Rick Warren, The Purpose-Driven Church: Growth Without Compromising Your Message and Mission (Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 1995), 273.

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^ Searcy, 69.

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^ Clarensau, 177.

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^ Dale Carnegie, How to Win Friends and Influence People (New York, NY: Pocket Books/Simon & Schuster, 1981), 246.

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^ Roy M. Oswald, Making Your Church More Inviting (Herndon, VA: The Alban Institute, 1992), 95-96.

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^ Dolan.

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^ Laurie Beth Jones, Teach Your Team to Fish: Using Ancient Wisdom for Inspired Teamwork (New York, NY: Three Rivers Press, 2002), xvii-xviii.

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^ Ibid., xvi.

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^ George Gallup Jr., The People’s Religion (New York, NY: MacMillan, 1989), 32.

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^ Philip Langdon, A Better Place to Live: Reshaping the American Suburb (New York, NY: Harper Perennial, 1994), 1.

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^ Randy Frazee, The Connecting Church: Beyond Small Groups to Authentic Community (Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 2001), 37.

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^ Gainsbrugh, 98.

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^ Ibid., 95-96.

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^ Elmer Towns, Ed Stetzer, and Warren Bird, 11 Innovations in the Local Church: How Today’s Leaders Can Learn, Discern and Move into the Future (Ventura, CA: Regal, 2007), 226.

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^ Bill Hybels, Courageous Leadership (Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 2002), 55.

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^ Ed Stetzer, Planting New Churches in a Postmodern Age (Nashville, TN: Broadman and Holman, 2003), 100.

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^ Ibid.

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^ McIntosh, There’s Hope for Your Church, 100.

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^ Shweta L. Khare, “Interview or Meeting—First Impression,” Career Bright, http://careerbright.com/tag/you-only-have-one-chance-to-make-a-first-impression (accessed October 4, 2012).

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^ Jill Bremer, “First Impression Power,” Jill Bremer Executive Coaching, http://jillbremer.com/ articles/communications/first-impression-power/ (accessed October 4, 2012).

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^ Searcy, 49.

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^ Bremer.

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^ Timothy D. Wilson, Stranger to Ourselves: Discovering the Adaptive Unconscious (Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 2002), 18.

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^ Mark L. Waltz, First Impressions: Creating Wow Experiences in Your Church (Loveland, CO: Group, 2005), 37.

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^ Searcy, 51.

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^ Ibid., 54.

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^ Gary L. McIntosh, Beyond the First Visit: The Complete Guide to Connecting Guests to Your Church (Grand Rapids: MI: Baker Books, 2006), 34.

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^ Waltz, 42.

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^ McIntosh, Beyond the First Visit, 35.

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^ Paul Ekman, quoted by Carlin Flora, “The Once-Over,” Psychology Today (May/June 2004), http://psychologytoday.com/articles/pto-200407 13-000004.html (accessed August 18, 2007).

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^ Rainer, 82.

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^ Ibid.

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^ Searcy, 61.

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^ Ken Blanchard, Raving Fans: A Revolutionary Approach to Customer Service (New York, NY: William Morrow, 1993), 100.

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^ McIntosh, Beyond the First Visit, 133.

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^ Rainer, 84.

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^ Ibid.

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^ Ibid.

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^ Searcy, 86.

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^ Rainer, 93.

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^ Searcy, 93.

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^ Ibid., 94.

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^ Rainer, 95.

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^ Ibid., 94-95.

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^ Clarensau, 183.

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^ Searcy, 99.

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^ Thomas S. Argyle, personal interview with author, September, 1988.

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^ Searcy, 105.

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^ Gainsbrugh, 103.

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^ Ibid., 104.

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^ Rainer, 170.

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^ McIntosh and Martin, 75-135.

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^ Ralph Waldo Emerson, Essays: First and Second Series (New York: Crowell, 1951), 65.

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^ McIntosh and Martin, 75.

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^ Alan Loy McGinnis, The Friendship Factor (Minneapolis, MN: Augsburg Publishing House, 1979), 9.

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^ Win Arn and Charles Arn, The Master’s Plan for Making Disciples (Monrovia, CA: Church Growth Press, 1982), 156.

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^ Carl S. Dudley, Where Have All Our People Gone?: New Choices for Old Churches (New York, NY: The Pilgrim Press, 1979), 78.

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^ George Barna, How to Find Your Church (Minneapolis, MN: Worldwide Publications, 1989), 93.

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^ Win Arn, The Church Growth Ratio Book (Pasadena, CA: Church Growth, 1987), 10.

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^ Frank R. Tillapaugh, Unleashing the Church (Ventura, CA: Regal Books, 1982), 78.

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^ McIntosh and Martin, 101.

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^ Ibid., 95.

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^ Charles Spurgeon, as quoted in McIntosh and Martin, 95.

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^ McIntosh and Martin, 96.

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^ Paul Lee Tan, Encyclopedia of 7700 Illustrations (Rockville, MD: Assurance Publishers, 1979), 192.

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^ Towns, Stetzer, and Bird, 162.

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^ Paul Lee Tan, Encyclopedia of 7700 Illustrations (Rockville, MD: Assurance Publishers, 1979), 206.

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^ Walter B. Knight, Knight’s Treasury of Illustrations (Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 1963), 357.

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^ Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Living Life Fully, http://www.livinglifefully.com/thinkers longfellow.html (accessed October 23, 2012).

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^ See Appendix A, “Invitation Letter to Pastors.”

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^ See Appendix B, “Pastor and Church Profile.”

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^ See Appendix C, “Church Growth Business Concepts: Church Growth Proposal for Churches under 200.”

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^ Ibid.

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^ See Appendix D, “Getting to Know You … (a little better) Card.”

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^ See Appendix E, “Welcome Card.”

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^ See Appendix F, “Sample Missing in Action (MIA) Letter.”

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^ See Appendix G, “Sample First-Time Guest Letter (with Contribution).”

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^ See Appendix H, “Sample First-time Guest Letter;” Appendix I, “Sample Second-time Guest Letter;” and Appendix J, “Third-time Guest Letter.”

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^ See Appendix G, “Sample First-time Guest Letter (with Contribution);” Appendix K, “Sample Second-time Guest Letter (with Contribution);” and Appendix L, “Third-time Guest Letter (with Contribution).”

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^ See Appendix M, “Sample Thirty-Day Follow-Up Letter.”

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^ See Appendix D, “Getting to Know You … (a little better) Card.”

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^ Appendix E, “Welcome Card.”

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^ See Appendix F, “Sample Missing in Action (MIA) Letter;” Appendix G, “First-time Guest Letter (with Contribution);” Appendix K, “Second-Time Guest Letter (with Contribution),” and Appendix L “Third-Time Guest Letter (with Contribution).”

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^ See Appendix A, “Invitation Letter to Pastors.”

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^ See Appendix E, “Welcome Card.”

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^ Gary L. McIntosh, There’s Hope for Your Church: First Steps to Restoring Health and Growth (Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Books, 2012), 173-174.

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