{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Church Answers","provider_url":"https:\/\/churchanswers.com","title":"Why Guests Don\u2019t Come to Your Church After a Big Event | Church Answers","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"CSH1Z58GeJ\"><a href=\"https:\/\/churchanswers.com\/blog\/why-guests-dont-come-to-your-church-after-a-big-event\/\">Why Guests Don\u2019t Come to Your Church After a Big Event<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/churchanswers.com\/blog\/why-guests-dont-come-to-your-church-after-a-big-event\/embed\/#?secret=CSH1Z58GeJ\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Why Guests Don\u2019t Come to Your Church After a Big Event&#8221; &#8212; Church Answers\" data-secret=\"CSH1Z58GeJ\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/churchanswers.com\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/churchanswers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Man-Serving-Crowd-at-Barbeque.png","thumbnail_width":1200,"thumbnail_height":628,"description":"For six straight years, a church in a mid-sized town hosted one of the best community barbeques you could imagine. The food was incredible. Smokers fired up at dawn, volunteers served mountains of pulled pork and ribs, and the aroma drifted across the neighborhood like an open invitation. People came from everywhere\u2014families with kids, retirees looking for conversation, even city officials. The average attendance? About 650 every year. Not bad for a church that worshiped around 175 on Sundays. The church members loved the event. They called it their \u201cannual outreach.\u201d They worked hard, smiled big, and sincerely hoped people would come to church the next day\u2014or maybe the next Sunday. But here\u2019s the punch line: after six years, the number of guests who actually showed up for worship was zero. Not one family. Not one curious visitor. The members scratched their heads. \u201cWe feed them,\u201d one said. \u201cWe\u2019re friendly,\u201d another added. \u201cWe give out flyers and put signs everywhere.\u201d They couldn\u2019t understand why a crowd of hundreds could enjoy the food, enjoy the people, and never darken the doors of the church building. This church\u2019s story isn\u2019t unusual. I\u2019ve seen it in towns across America. Churches put tremendous energy and money into events\u2014fall festivals, concerts, car shows, you name it\u2014and then wonder why no one returns. It\u2019s not that the events are bad. In fact, they\u2019re often excellent. The problem is deeper\u2014and it\u2019s rarely about the barbeque."}