Vine Church uses name tags, Hunter Bible Church does not. In this episode Toby Neal (Vine Church) and Dave Moore (Hunter Bible Church) face off in a debate about whether name tags are helpful in church.
Arguments for:
- Community: They can help people connect as addressing people by name helps with relational interactions
- Follow up: Having a check in process helps to get new people's contact details and helps with the followup process after Sunday
- Pastoral care: Name tags can be used to see attendance and help reach out to people if they aren’t turning up to church
Arguments against:
- It adds a step of complexity to people coming into church
- If you train a good welcoming team, you don’t need name tags
- It can make church feel like a corporate event when it should be a relational environment
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