Attendees at my church the past few weeks were greeted with a number of tables decorated with linen cloth, finger foods, and paper signup sheets. We do this every quarter when we start a new semester of small group ministries. Typically the people who are interested in signing up for a group are asked to do so after each of our services. When they locate the group they’re interested in they are also normally greeted at the sheet by the leader of that group. This allows for questions to be answered or names to be exchanged if they had not previously met, etc.
I think this is a great system. It’s personal, it’s inviting, and there’s normally donuts. In short, we should keep doing these sign up weekends. But, could we add anything to increase efficiency or another avenue for people to sign up for a group? I think the answer is yes!