This was timely... I literally just got this email and I'm considering how to respond:

"By changing Sunday School around to accommodate possible new members, let's not forget that the mature Christians need a place to still grow in the Lord... I think it would be a bad idea to be teaching elementary Christian principles to Christians who need to feed on meat. I know our church is big on outreach, but it's also about the Members. "

Perhaps also "a superior who has a smaller vision" can hold you back as well...

#6 - do it in a poem. It's hard to be mad at a rhyme (and it's memorable)

I preached a sermon once called "When The Church Is Missing an 'I'" somewhat along these lines. You can watch here... http://1lord.org/sermons

#6 accountability - have someone (or a group of someones) that you get together with regularly (weekly, monthly, etc.) to discuss briefly what you've been doing and how it's effected your life.

Write's mini-article is pretty much spot on, though some of the interpretation of "in the air" I take differently, but not like most of us think "way up in the sky" it's the word for our very breath, the air around us. I think it speaks more to a state or reality, not an "up up and away" idea...

Sometimes space is an issue. That also means there are other factors going on (not thinking outside the box) but sometimes that is the case.

Clean, neat, easy to use:

Who are the staff (in particular, the Pastor)
What do you offer for kids (Pre-school, young kids, youth)
What is a worship service like (look, sound, "feel")
Where can I listen to sermons (audio, video, iTunes podcast)
What does your church believe, what is your purpose, what do you value
How do I find a Bible Study
What's "the process" for guests, what are the steps to full involvement at your church.

You're killin' me! Please provide a lower res option. I can't stand to watch it, WAY too jumpy.