So go to the street corners and invite to the banquet anyone you can find. 
(Matthew 22:9)

WE ENVISION increasing the number of visitors by 10% annually from 2012-2017 and increasing the visitor-to-member conversion ratio to 18% by 2017.

Foundational Concept of Broaden Our Biblical Community:  The church exists primarily for the benefit of its non-members; we are ordered to invite others into a relationship with Jesus Christ and into His family, the church.  To meet this goal, we must regularly draw new people to our family of faith, and also engage them in our congregation once they have visited.

Critical Questions for Goal IV

How will we equip our members to be increasingly invitational?

What can FPC do as an organization to more effectively get our name in the community, and then welcome visitors when they arrive?

How can we improve on following up with visitors and helping them get fully engaged in the life of FPC?

FAQ for Goal IV

Q.  What do we mean by a "visitor"?  A.  "Visitor" refers to First-Time Visitors.

Q.  What is the visitor-to-member conversion ration?  A.  This is a simple measurement of how many visitors we effectively welcome into our church; it is the number of new members in a year divided by the number of First-Time Visitors that year.